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[Daniel 4:34 NKJV] — ‭And at the end of the time I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me; and I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him who lives forever: For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, And His kingdom is from generation to generation.

(Daniel 4:34 NIV) — ‭At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever. His dominion is an eternal dominion; his kingdom endures from generation to generation.

Jonah led the story of a man whom God made to be swallowed by a beast to teach that man the lesson of “Discipline and Obedience” to the ministry and message God sent him: But Nebuchadnezzar led the story of a man whom God made to be possessed by a beast in heart to teach that man the lesson of “Humility and Knowledge” of the Most High God. Therefore, whether it was Nebuchadnezzar that swallowed a beast or it was a beast that swallowed Jonah, there's a swallow and a restoration after in both.

Consider His dealing with these Four: - Job, Nebuchadnezzar, Jonah and the Lord Jesus:

♧♤ He brought Job from being the richest man in the East into being the poorest and most tormented in captivity; but later He restored Job back and better than before

♧♤ He brought Nebuchadnezzar from being the highest king on earth into being the most despicable brute, unqualified and unfit for human dwelling places; but later He restored Nebuchadnezzar back and better than before

♧♤ He brought Jonah from being a minister of God bearing His message and grace into being a jinx or bearer of badluck (ill-fortune) to those in the same ship with him so that they had to cast him as badluck away from them in the ship for everything bad to stop happening to them in that fellowship/ship; and when they did, a sea beast that was prepared for Jonah swallowed him. But later He restored Jonah back and better than before, so that even the destruction of God could not happen upon Nineveh because Jonah had walked through Nineveh with effective message that produced. No sinner remained in Nineveh after Jonah passed through Nineveh bearing the message and grace (virtue) of Goodluck and Repentance so that all men and all animals in Nineveh repented, including God Himself who also repented regarding Nineveh.

♧♤ He brought the Lord Jesus Christ from where He was in the beginning with God into the fashion and likeness of men, reducing Him to sacrificial Lamb that must be slain, One Man that must die for all men or otherwise all men would perish, He must not escape death so that mankind would be made to escape death, and even though the Spirit of God arranged for Satan to tempt Him in the wilderness and yet He overcame the temptations and even though the Father forsook Him in whom the Father is well pleased, all in order to find excuse for putting Him to death, since He faithfully pleased God well and no sin was found in Him to justify putting Him to death: yet He just had to die the death of a Sinner on the cross, He just had to be sin for us even though He knew no sin, and had to be curse for us even though all He did was please God the Father well, He has to go into hell when He die even though He was Holy: just as sheep still follows its shepherd to be slaughtered without challenging or opening its mouth in protest, so was the Lamb of God forsaken by all including by God the Father, and yet He forgave all and still trusted the commitment of His Spirit into the Hand of God the Father who forsook Him: and He died for all to live. He was the personification of Meekness, Humility, Love and Faith, Lowliness, Goodness, Sanctification, Wisdom and Righteousness of God. Now God the Father has given Him all things so that nothing remains again to give that the Father has not given to the Lord Jesus Christ, and yet the Father still feels indebted to the Son after giving all to Him. Up till now and beyond, the Father is still moved and touched by the story and virtues from the Cross and Death of the Son of God.
From the top bible verse above, Nebuchadnezzar testified in his testimony, saying:

♤A♤ — ‭And at the end of the time I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me;

♤B♤ — ‭And I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him who lives forever: For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, And His kingdom is from generation to generation.



♤A♤ — ‭And at the end of the time I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me;

Unlike how David was the minister that usually cast out evil spirit from king Saul to cure the madness of that king through playing musical instrument, in the case of Nebuchadnezzar it was neither any exorcist nor any minister that cast out the evil entity out of Nebuchadnezzar. Not even Psychiatrist nor Psychologist cured his mental illness. No man was involved, and he was not even dwelling among men; yet by the grace of God, he was cured within himself, because at the end of the appointed time (7 times passover) he lifted up his eyes to heaven and instantly his understanding returned to him. Thus, he was one of the greatest madman who was cured by himself.

It was not angel that came to cure him, not Holy Spirit that came to drive out the evil entity and cure him: It was his own understanding that came home to him and cured him. Job and Jonah had their restoration through prayers, but Nebuchadnezzar and the Lord Jesus Christ had their restoration through fulfilling their time appointed to pass over them in their captivity and then without needing prayer they just sprung up and out of what held them captive by the returning of their understanding or Spirit back.

Now learn these four things about the restitution of Nebuchadnezzar's Understanding:

1☆ Before/when the seven times passover began, whatever heart of a beast or evil spirit (entity) that possessed Nebuchadnezzar was stronger than his understanding (his heart/sound mind), resulting in the displacement of his understanding by the incomer. But here at the end of the seven times passover, his understanding has become stronger and more powerful than the hijackers or heart of beast that earlier displaced it. When a stronger man comes and overcomes the strong man, the stronger dispossessed the strong and possesses the palace afterwards (Luke 11:21-22).

2☆ His understanding was not bound, trapped or caged within him, but was not with him during the period. Some demon possessions involve binding the soul or mind of the victims inside their bodies as house arrest. Some people's brains are chained but within them so that they still have their brains but cannot use them beyond some limits. So also some have eyes but cannot see because veil binds their eyes. Some have their heart and understanding in them, but cannot understand or perceive for gross. But Nebuchadnezzar's understanding or heart was absent from him until this event.

3☆ It was only the return of his understanding that restored his manliness. He did not say his body was Transfiguration, transformed or healed, because he was not bodily changed to animal or was there any extra work done on restoring his body: all that happened to Nebuchadnezzar was just the lost of his understanding, and thus the restoration of his understanding was all that made him whole again. No member lost.

4☆ His Understanding was learning of the Most High wherever his understanding was, while he was eating grass as ox. So his understanding did not stop understanding or learning even when separated from him. It's like being in a dream outside your body on the bed, but learning things in that trance while your body is doing something else. Behold some of the things his converted heart and understanding learnt, which his mouth began to say as soon as his understanding returned and entered him bodily.



♤B♤ — ‭And I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him who lives forever: For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, And His kingdom is from generation to generation.

Before, his understanding only celebrated, praised and honored, men and things that have greatness or value but do not have eternity or everlastingness in them: that was the level of his understanding before these events and experiences happened to him.

Now, his understanding has matured to look beyond men in high places or minding high things or valuable things, to now celebrating, blessing, praising and honoring:

A- Most High Person, rather than men in high places,

B- He who lives forever and is immortal rather those who are aging, mortal, dying

C- Dominion that eternal or everlasting, rather than Dominion that is fleeting,

D- Everlasting Kingdom that is eternal, rather than Tenures and Regimes.

Therefore, Nebuchadnezzar's understanding experienced the kingdom of God and testified: “Yours (God's) is the Kingdom, the Power and the Glory, forever and ever in everlasting, endless or eternal life. Amen.”

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[Daniel 4:33 AFV] — The same hour the thing was fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar. And he was driven from men, and ate grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of the heavens until his hair had grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds' claws.

(Daniel 4:33 BSB) — At that moment the sentence against Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from mankind. He ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.

♤1♤ — The same hour the thing was fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar.

♤2♤ — And he was driven from men, and ate grass like oxen,

♤3♤ — And his body was wet with the dew of the heavens until his hair had grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds' claws.

♤1♤ — The same hour the thing was fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar.

Three Oracles spoke similar things upon Nebuchadnezzar at different times and ways: The Watcher in the visions was the first Oracle that spoke it, but it did not happen to Nebuchadnezzar until some hours later Daniel reiterated it. Daniel was the second Oracle that spoke it, but it did not happen to Nebuchadnezzar until the end of twelve months when the Voice from heaven reiterated it. As soon as the Voice from heaven, the third and final Oracle herein spoke it, instantly it literally happened and fulfilled.

Understand this:

* The First Oracle (Holy Watcher from heaven in the dream) was not meant to fulfill (make it happen), but meant to “Invoke.” It was a Watcher's sign or prophecy invoking the Final Oracle from heaven to speak the same or similar things. Therefore, when the Voice from heaven interrupted and began speaking to Nebuchadnezzar was when the first Oracle or vision of the Holy Watcher was fulfilled. It had no business with what happened to Nebuchadnezzar, but had business/purpose with the Voice from heaven.

* The Second Oracle (Daniel the interpreter) was also not meant to fulfill (make it happen), but meant to “Advocate/Intercede/Reconcile.” It was a Watcher's sign or prophecy advocating or reconciling between the First Oracle and Nebuchadnezzar, to prevent the need for the Final Oracle. Like the Servants and the Son sent to the Tenants in the Vineyard, trying to prevent the need for the coming of the Lord upon the Tenants in His Vineyard according to a parable of the Lord Jesus [Matthew 21:33-44]

* The Final Oracle (Voice from heaven) was the Final Say, the Unchangeable and the Inevitable: No single time delay comes between the Final Oracle saying it and the instant fulfilling or happening of it. It's like the Voice that created the heavens and earth in Genesis 1, bringing everything said to “It was So” which is “Yes and Amen.”

Ministers of God among men are basically His Oracles called to operate as the Second Oracle above in Advocating, Intercession and Reconciliation, like Daniel. To us in this Second Oracle Group, “Fulfilling our ministry and message is more important than fulfilling our prophecies or predictions.” E.g., Jonah's prophecy/predictions on Nineveh did not happen as he foretold they would, but Jonah's ministry and message were fulfilled. How much men regard or value the Word of God from our mouth is more fulfilling to us than how much God regards or values the word of men from our mouth.



♤2♤ — And he was driven from men, and ate grass like oxen,

You see the first step began with his getting driven away from men before the metamorphosis on his body. First, Losing his kingdom, next Losing his glorious place (habitation) or was excommunicated (ostracized, cast away) from mankind. Then he began eating grass like oxen. Again losing your kingdom and place in glorious habitation is worse than losing your body or your members.

But between losing his kingdom and losing his place among men, there was his losing his understanding or heart of a man and getting possessed by the heart of a beast.

A man who is possessed by unclean/evil spirits or demons is in captivity, but,

A man who is possessed by heart of a beast/animal goes into exile if not into perdition.

Nebuchadnezzar, being possessed of by the heart of an animal, was driven into exile away from men because so was he driven in heart. And that he ate grass like oxen does not mean he had the heart of an ox nor even dwelt among oxen. Daniel told Nebuchadnezzar's grandson, king Belshazzer, where Nebuchadnezzar dwelt in exile: -

[Daniel 5:20-22 AFV] — But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit became so proud that he behaved arrogantly, he was put down from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him. And he was driven from the sons of men. And his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. He was fed with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven until he knew that the Most High God rules in the kingdom of men, and that He appoints over it whomever He will. And you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this.

So according to Daniel, the exiled Nebuchadnezzar dwelt with the wild donkeys in the wild, but ate grass like oxen. Not like George of the Jungle dwelling with apes, not like Tarzan in the jungle, not like in the beauty and the beast wherein the Beast still got to dwell in his palace as a man though changed to a beast, not like a king of Dreamland dwelling with bears in the woods, or not like that king that was struck with leprosy (for his pride in trying to takeover the duty of the Levites as Priest to God) still dwelling close to his palace though a deposed leper. Nebuchadnezzar was driven away from men to dwell with wild Asses or Mules (Donkeys), having lost his understanding.
[Psalms 32:9] - Do not be like horse or mule, which have no understanding; they must be controlled with bit and bridle to make them come to you.



♤3♤ — And his body was wet with the dew of the heavens until his hair had grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds' claws.

This is where I would dwell more on the physical aspect of the changes that struck that king. From the kingdom change, then his mental or heart change (psychological change), then his displacement or casting away (geographical change); now here are his physical metamorphosis or mutations (physiological changes).

First understand that though people say this king was turned into a beast, it was not his physical body but his heart and mentality (understanding). Physically, he was still in the shape or likeness of a man; nothing physical changed on his body from his being a man except his hair and nails that were not trimmed or barbed, metaphorically grown so much that they looked like those of birds’ feathers and claws.

So the physical changes on his body were not necessarily an act of God but by natural reactions and outcomes, seeing his body was drenched constantly with the dews of heaven: and you know how grasses and plants grow rapidly in rainforest under constant rain or dews of heaven with no one to trim or cut them. These two categories of outgrowths are like some of what some women buy and wear for artificial makeups or makeovers: Viz:

A. Grown Hair like Eagles’ feathers: There are women who love such hair in artificial form on their heads, provided the hair is neat and well patterned.

B. Grown Nails like birds’ Claws: There are women who love such claws in artificial form on their finger nails, provided the claws are neat, shiny or painted with different colors.

Is it wrong to wear artificial hair or attachments of the hair of another person or animal? No, the Lord has not forbidden it. Infact, one of the greatest prophets, who was also exposed in the wild the way Nebuchadnezzar was exposed in wild, (but did not have grown hair like Nebuchadnezzar had), had to get artificial hair cloth called Carmel’s hair for clothing and survival in the wilderness while imitating Elijah who was naturally a hairy man (2 Kings 1:, just as Jacob wore artificial hair of sheep to imitate Esau who was hairy man.

As the heart of a beast possessed and made Nebuchadnezzar driven into the wild, so did the spirit of Elijah possessed and made John the Baptist dwell in the wilderness.

However, Nebuchadnezzar's hair and nails grew on his body, making his dwelling in the wild easier for him. But John the Baptist did not have the gift of such natural hairy body, and so artificially he used Camel's hair/skins

[Mark 1:6] - And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey.

(Eating Wild Honey instead of eating Wild grass like Nebuchadnezzar). Behold the kind of Universities Nebuchadnezzar and John the Baptist went to learn of God.

Paul wrote, saying,

[1 Corinthians 11:14-15 AKJV] — Does not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame to him? But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.

But I tell you nature was not putting shame on Nebuchadnezzar in the wild for him having grown and long hair like eagles feathers; rather nature helped the covering of the shame and the exposure of Nebuchadnezzar by those long hair, and fortifying the fingers of Nebuchadnezzar by those grown claws like those of birds. As you have read in the top bible verse above, the dews of heaven drenched his body until his hair grew up to being like eagles feathers. The hair therefore began protecting his body from the dews of heaven afterwards, and the claws armed him to inflict harm in self defense.

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[Daniel 4:32 AFV] — And you shall be driven from men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. You shall be made to eat grass like oxen, and seven times shall pass over you until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men and gives it to whomever He wills."

(Daniel 4:32 AKJV) — And they shall drive you from men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make you to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomsoever he will.

THE VOICE FROM HEAVEN (continued):

And the Voice from heaven that interrupted the word of the king on the palace rooftop (in preceding Bible verse to the above) continued with these sayings to the king:

♧~ “They shall drive you from men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field:” - The king was to be ostracized, outcast or cast away to men: — Adam was driven away from Paradise (Garden of Eden), but not from the presence of God. Abel was driven away from the surface of the earth in murder by man, but not from the presence of God. Cain was driven away from the presence of God, and was also driven away from men to become fugitive, always fleeing from men.

In the case of Satan the Devil, he gets constantly driven away from God and from men, but he also gets opportunities to return to those or to where he's driven away from. Meaning, when God and men drive/resist Satan the devil, he flees or goes away from them for a while and for the next opportunity to return again to those who drove him away before. So, driving away Satan the devil is temporary and not a permanent ban. That's something Satan and some of his demons enjoy from God until Satan's place is removed also from wherever he's cast away from.

In “Revelation 12:8-9” Satan's place in heaven was removed from heaven together with his being cast away from heaven - No more place for Satan again in heaven - meaning he shall never again return to anywhere in heaven after that last casting away. Unlike before then when after Satan was cast away from heaven, he still returned to heaven. After the Lord Jesus Christ cast Satan away to get behind Him, Satan still returned to the Lord Jesus Christ and continued tempting after sometimes. The Lord Jesus even said, “The prince of the world comes but finds nothing in Me;” and right where the Lord Jesus was eating the blessed and sacred Holy Communion, Satan had no respect nor fear for the Holy Communion but even entered Judas Iscariot who just took Holy Communion directly from the Hand of the Lord Jesus. I am illustrating how resisting or driving away Satan and some demons may not be permanent ban to them but just temporary; and one may have to keep resisting them repeatedly to keep them out constantly. For: “When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ [Luke 11:24 BSB]. So Satan, some demons or unclean spirits, may return to where they were once driven away from or fled away from.

The driving away from men, to which Nebuchadnezzar was sentenced, came with removing his dwelling (place) among men and relocating his dwelling (place) among the beasts of the field (wild animals). Meaning during that period, he was not even permitted to return to where humans dwell. It's important for you to know that this removing of his place was worse than his deformation into a beast. In Spiritual realms, Banning someone from a glorious place/habitation is worse punishment than marring, mutilating, disfiguring or deforming that person. It's better for you to rather have a maimed body, mutilated body, disfigured members etc, but enter the kingdom of God, than for you to have a whole and beautiful body but banned from the kingdom of God and therefore thrown or cast into hell fire [Matthew 5:29-30]. The worst in Cain’s punishments was getting banned from the presence of God, for Adam it was getting locked out from the Garden, for Satan it was getting banned from his place in heaven and in the presence of God. Satan is not as pained by his going to the lake of fire as much as he's pained for being banned from Heaven and from Paradise. If Satan is pained more by the lake of fire where he's headed, he would have repented because he still has time, to reduce his punishment. But instead he's even committing more sins and wickedness the more he gets closer to his appointment in the lake of fire. This is because Satan is more interested in keeping men from entering the kingdom of heaven than he cares about them going to hell or lake of fire with him. People going to hell or lake of fire do not really add much value to Satan, because damned souls are liabilities even to rulers of hell. If God does not have value in any soul, Satan too will not find value in that soul. Satan's goal is to prevent men from heaven and the kingdom; but as it is, whoever misses heaven and the kingdom shall not miss hell or lake of fire: that's where refuse are dumped.

Domestic Animals or Animals that have dwelling (place) among the dwelling of men have been favored more than wild animals or animals of the field that are driven away from men. There are Animals you find humans dwell with, pet, feed and even fight other fellow human beings over concerns for those animal. But Nebuchadnezzar's humiliation drove him away from where Domestic, Pet, or Zoo Animals dwell to where wild animals dwell without shelter to cover them from the dews of heaven. The madman that was dwelling among tombs or in burial ground, possessed of legion of unclean spirits, was not altogether driven away from men but was the one driving men away from that arena. But Nebuchadnezzar was driven away to where even unclean spirits would not like to dwell because unclean spirits do not like walking in watery places or where dew of heaven falls, but instead they prefer dry places (Luke 11:24) for their exposed bodies, until they enter their hosts’ bodies. The Lord knew what those swine did to those legion of unclean spirits by drowning together with them in the sea.


♧~ “You shall be made to eat grass like oxen: - Some have said,

“No matter how tough the economy of the jungle is, a lion cannot eat grass.”

But the experience in the top bible verse here above reveals the greatest earthly king of Lions and of men (in the world then) was under the sound of the Voice from heaven that took away his kingdom and also took away his mandate, reducing that Lion king into a likeness of an ox that eat grass. I liken that king of Babylon to a “Lion King” because in the visions of Daniel concerning the four Beasts, that king or kingdom of Babylon was represented as the first and the Lion among the four beasts (Daniel 7:4).

Also understand the goal or purpose for which the Lion king was made to eat grass in the bible verse above: It was for the promotion of the Knowledge and Acknowledge of God on earth particularly in that Lion king who was made to eat grass as ox. Basically, one of the purposes for which a Lion is made to eat grass or straw as oxen is for the promotion of “The Knowledge of God on earth.” As it is written,

[Isaiah 11:7-9 AFV] — And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the suckling child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the viper's den. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

For making mankind eat of the forbidden tree of knowledge of good and evil, the Serpent was cursed above the cattle that eat grass and the Serpent was made to eat dust forever. Even when God would restore predators’ food from eating other animals to eating straw or grass, the Serpent shall continue eating dust.

[Isaiah 65:25 BSB] - The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, but the food of the serpent will be dust. They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain,” says the LORD.

Adam's food was also altered to suit their getting driven away from Paradise into a ground cursed for Adam's sake. But for Nebuchadnezzar, as God would change his dwelling away from men to dwelling among wild beasts so also was his food changed to suit his new habitation.

♧~ “and seven times shall pass over you until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men and gives it to whomever He wills:” - Concluding Parts of the message by the Voice from heaven to the king -

I don't know how many years you spent in school, especially in University, to learn your current discipline. But look at a man, a king, whom God made to spend Seven Years in University of Wild Animals to study and learn a single lesson — “The Most High rules in the Kingdom of men and gives it to whomever He wills.” I label that course he studied for seven years as — “True Political Science, and Kingdom Government.” I put the word “True” because other political sciences, government or political institutions of learnings in the world are false because they don't teach “The Most High God rules in the kingdom of men, and He ordains and removes governments and powers as He wills irrespective of democracy, autocracy, or any system of government they think they practice among them.” And see who the Most High made to compulsorily attend that lesson classes for seven years to learn that as training: the king of the world himself, who has been in the greatest world power then. He did not learn that before getting into that power, but it was not too late for him to be schooled and educated for seven years practical, forest and tough schooling: accommodation was open wild forest, both in rain and sunshine, feeding was on wild grass. No carryover and no jump over, but just the seven times passover, to learn the curriculum.

Funny how the same king used to school other princes or sons of other kings, turning them into Eunuchs, accommodating them and making them eat the food he ate from and drink the wine he drank, in the king's own University that Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, also attended. Now that king is made to attend the university that a Higher Ruler than him, the Higher One called the Most High, prepared for him.

Thanks be to God who kept the experience from exceeding seven times passover or seven years time. I don't know whether this seven years time should begin counting from one ago when he first had the dream and it's interpretation, making it six years left or the seven years would begin from the moment that Voice from heaven spoke it.

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Bible verse above: —

the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built by the might of my power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?” - [Daniel 4:30 BSB]

The king spoke and said, "Is this not great Babylon that I have built for a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?" - [Daniel 4:30 AFV]


THE QUESTIONS:

The king in the bible verse was asking it as a question, and I also had related question, saying; “What is the lie, the wrong or the falsehood in what the king claimed or EX-claimed here? To some degree, I have known the danger in taking to myself all credits and glories over what another man built, made or created. But what is wrong, lie or fraud in a man like that king taking to himself the credits and glories over what he actually built, made or created by your own might, power, talent, influence or majesty? If the show-off or boastful claim is in agreement with the truth and facts, why should it be regarded as Pride or considered morally offensive?

No doubt this “Babylon the Great” was great Babylon built by that very king into glory of kingdoms

No doubt this “Babylon the Great” was different from the “Mystery Babylon the Great” because this Babylon the Great was built for “Royal Residency, Excellency, Glory and Majesty” but the mystery Babylon the Great was built for “Fornication and Abominations of the world” but later fell into becoming the habitation of devils, unclean spirits, foul spirits and every unclean and hateful flying objects.

Nevertheless, even this Babylon the great that was built for Royalty, Excellency, Majesty and Glory of all kingdoms was later to fall and become like Sodom and Gomorrah according to the prophecy of Isaiah. As it is written,

[Isaiah 13:19 KJV] - And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.

But before it became as Sodom and Gomorrah, that Babylon the Great was actually called “The Glory of Kingdoms” meaning it was the residence of Royalty and glorious Majesty. In the top bible verse above, the same king that actually built “Babylon the Great” was taking his own credits and glory from and over Babylon the Great, which he actually built by his own power, might and for the glory of his majesty. Again, what was the lie, fraud, or wrong in that?

THE ANSWERS:

No Pride is in agreement with the Truth; only true Humility is in agreement with the truth, Pride is a form of lies, and a relative to strong delusion (deception). No one who walks in pride is walking in truth.

A man who takes credits or glories for what another man accomplished or built is doing the same wrong things as a man who takes credits or glories for what himself accomplished or built without acknowledging the Lord God, as that king in the bible verse above did. To say you built, made or created any thing of significance or value in this world without God the Maker of all things, makes you more fraudulent than a man who claims the works of another man as his. This is because to deny God is worse than to deny man: To deny the works of God is falser than to deny the works of men in any human accomplishments, successes, prosperities, victories, innovations or technologies.

In the volume of his speech above, that king was deceived by pride and boasted that Babylon the great was

“Of him”
“Through him or by him” and
“For him”

No knowledge or acknowledgment of God in any angle of his claims, but a centralization of the glory and excellence of Babylon the great to himself. He was both proud and fraudulent in that claim, and that revealed lack of knowledge. When God said “My People are destroyed for lack of Knowledge,” that expression meant “Lack of Knowledge of God” and not lack of knowledge of things as motivational speakers distort that expression to mean lack of knowledge (information) of things. Knowledge of God is far more important than knowledge of things: But fools would spend many of their years in schools and universities studying to know things but care nothing about knowing God.

It is not of you, nor through (by) you nor for you, though you seem to be the face of the builder, maker or creator of anything of significance in life. Rather all things are of the Lord, through the Lord and for the Lord: As it is written,

[Romans 11:36 BSB] - For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.

You are proud and therefore fraudulent when you project anything that consist to be either from you or for you, even when God is using you to bring them forth or birth them into this world.

[Colossians 1:16-17 BSB] - For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

No man brought anything into this world, even though men built things in this world: yes, even though men brought children by birth into this world, the truth remains – “We brought nothing into this world and we shall take nothing out of this world” (1 Timothy 6:7). It is deception to thing you brought anything into this world, including your children or offspring. Power belongs to God, yes, all things belong to God.

[Hebrews 3:4 BSB] - And every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything.

They will experience things in their death

The greatest miracles are those wonders that move God, not those that move only men. Imagine what it will take to surprise the Almighty God or cause Him to marvel in awe and wonder. When God is so touched by an act of man that marvels Him greatly, the ecstasy usually cause Him to walk more in His emotional engrossment, than in logic. There are things God says or does when He is such emotionally engrossed, which He might not have said or done otherwise - thanks to the miracles of touching Him deeply to cause such effect on Him.

Noah was privileged to have cause such effect on God, immediately after the flood, when Noah offered clean animals as sacrifice to God and the LORD smelled the sweet smelling savour; and the LORD began to soliloquize in His Heart, but what God was saying in His Heart to Himself was heard and recorded by His prophet as if God had spoken them out loud (Genesis 8:20-22). Similarly, Abraham touched God so much when he offered up Isaac, his only begotten son, to God in obedience to God. That wonder touched God so much that He swore by Himself to Abraham, seeing He could swear by none greater than Himself. Phinehas also touched God by his zeal for His holiness, which turned away the wrath of God from consuming the rest of His people, making atonement for them through his zeal. Therefore, God gave him an everlasting covenant of priesthood. (Numbers 25:11-13).

Many others had touched God with works, acts and words that caused God to marvel. The centurion so much touched the Lord Jesus with his word of faith to the point that the Lord Jesus began to declare that people would come from various corners of the world to sit with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom while the children of the kingdom are cast into outer darkness (Matthew 8:10-12). He said He never found such great faith in Israel before.

Faith it is, through which we must please God. For without faith, it is impossible to please God. This is about the miracle of pleasing God, and faith is thus indispensable.

There are two flows of miracles:

* The miracles of God to men - works of God.

* The miracle of man to God - pleasing God by faith or touching God with love.

The greatest miracle is the miracle of pleasing God and touching Him deeply in love; not miracles of healings, breakthroughs, promotions, getting cars, houses, wives, children, lands etc.

What more miracle should your pastor or priest emphasize most to you than the greatest of all miracles, which is to move the One who moves and made all things? Again, the greatest miracle you need in any condition you are or in any feeling you have is to have great love and faith that pleases and touches God greatly. Seek for this miracle daily, and perform this miracle always for the heavens to marvel and rejoice at you.

The woman that was once with the issue of blood touched the Lord Jesus, and power went out of Him to the woman without His permission. The Lord Jesus was touched, and the woman was miraculously healed: but who did the greater wonder between Jesus the healer and the woman that touched Him deeply just at the hem of His garment?

Surely, the Lord Jesus was more alarmed at what that touch had done in Him than the woman was alarmed at what the miracle of healing had done in her. The Healer Himself was the One who first turned, publicly confessing or testifying that someone has touched Him, who was that? Some thought it was a foolish question to ask, considering the multitude around Him that were thronging Him; but the woman had to open up to save Jesus that embarassment.

Even so, the miracle of touching God deeply exceeds that of He touching you. However, when you touch God He also touches you in return. Part of Him goes after you when you touch Him deeply.

Faith and love - Faith that works by love (Galatians 5:6).

To please God is through faith, and true faith works through love. Therefore, love is the true wonder in faith and in all miracles. As it is written, "Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have no love, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not love, it profits me nothing." (1 Corinthians 13:1-3).

When the Lord Jesus Christ taught, His Instructions were not just what we must do but were also where we must be and who we must become. They were both His Instructions and His calling. To do His Instructions well requires making a spiritual upward journey, walking closer and deeper with Him in the Spirit and Fellowship with Him. Without Him, you can do nothing and bear no fruit: you cannot even effectively do His Will or His Instructions without Him.

Everything you do for God or to God has way of showing how far you are from Him or how close with Him. You must believe and you must build and sustain ever-increasing relationship and contact with the Lord Jesus Christ in the Holy Spirit. The prophets and men of God who moved and spoke with miracles, signs and wonders, were not operating from the spiritual levels/realms that you are now. They grew and advanced in higher levels and realms where these things and more are manifest before these things followed or obeyed them to where they were once unmanifest and to manifest. Those things are looking for men/women to accompany into this world and be done on earth as they are in heaven, where the Father dwells.

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[Daniel 4:29 AFV] - At the end of twelve months he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of the kingdom of Babylon.

[Daniel 4:29 GNB] - Only twelve months later, while he was walking around on the roof of his royal palace in Babylon,


What difference is there between ‘End of Twelve Months” and “Twelve Months Later” used by the different bible translations for the bible verse above? I like “End of Twelve Months” because it brings a consciousness of “Ending” or “Expiration” of grace or period of time.

If it is “Twelve Months” that passed, then it’s about an Anniversary between when he received those visions and message, and where he is at this time above, Some of us would have marked that anniversary of such tremendous visions and message by either revisiting the message, reflecting on how much we have lived or performed the content of that message, visions or revelations from heaven. Thanks to some social media that have ways of reminding us of the messages we stored in them at their anniversaries or multiples of twelve months later.


In the top bible verse above, at one-year anniversary or end of twelve months, the king of the kingdom of Babylon walked on the roof of the royal palace instead of walking through the heavenly visions and message he received a year ago. At that point he had already began fulfil the forgotten visions or message negatively by walking on top of the highest building in the entire world, and thus stood taller than all on top of the highest built kingdom of men. This of course is without inclusion of the great mountains. Recall that an elder sitting down can see what a child that climbed up a tree or high building cannot see, but that child can be seen from that height more than the elder sitting down. Like the saying, lightning would target the tallest first before the lower.

Did you see how I shifted it from just being “Grace Period of twelve months” to “Trigger of being in the wrong place at exactly the anniversary or twelfth month later?” Under the preceding bible verse, I described these visions and prophecies as “Consequential” (heart-based) and not “Sequential” (time-based). Thus, while others would read ending of the twelve months as the ending of the grace period God gave to him before the advent of those things coming upon Nebuchadnezzar, I would read his walking on the top of the roof of his kingdom or palace at the end of the twelve months as the trigger or the last straw that broke the camel’s back. I would explain this. But before then, appreciate the fact that it took the ending of twelve months or one year later before those things came upon the king, Nebuchadnezzar, unlike how the handwriting on the wall instantly happened upon Belshazzar that very day or night.

Normally, there is nothing wrong in climbing or walking up to any height or even to the roof of your house: But when pride, self-centeredness and the devil are involved, then there is a something significant about climbing a higher position in height.

*A* When Nebuchadnezzar the king climbed up and walked on the roof of his palace, the devil was not obviously involved but Pride and Self-centeredness were involved – That was in the time twelve months ended, and Nebuchadnezzar climbed the roof of his palace to see and glory over the glories of his kingdom and majesty.

*B* When David the king climbed up and walked on the roof of his palace, the devil and pride were not obviously involved but Lust (fornication) and Woman-centeredness (which is also self-centeredness) were involved – That was in the time when kings go out to war, but David climbed the roof of his palace to see the unclothedness of a man’s wife.

*C* When Satan took the Lord Jesus and climbed up and walked on the high mountain, the devil was obviously involved together with his Pride and Self-centeredness; but no pride or self-centeredness in the Lord Jesus who was full of humility and being a true worshipper of God in spirit and truth – That was in the time the Lord Jesus Christ had been humbling Himself further with 40 days fasting and humbling His appetites, but the Devil was showing Him all the kingdoms/glories of this world asking the Lord Jesus to worship him for them, acknowledge or accolade him for them.

*D* Also when Satan took the Lord Jesus and climbed up the pinnacle of the temple, the devil was involved but no pride nor self-centered was found in the Lord Jesus Christ, neither any desired to be seen even among the people of God under that temple was found in the most humble and lowly Jesus Christ. He was not seeking to be seen or announced even inside the church or temple worshippers when He stood on the pinnacle of the temple with the devil.

Did I not say I will explain how “Advancing in Pride” or “Making any step in Pride” whether upward step or crossing over step in pride is different from the normal or ordinary steps in same axes? So, you know it’s not just when it happens in upward directions but also when it happens in crossing over or crossing the line in pride which one should not cross in that manner.

Horizontal Crossing the Line: There is a story of a man that was under house (hotel) arrest by former Soviet Regime, and he was lodged on a big hotel as his prison sentence with a warning that if he should ever leave that hotel for any reason he shall be killed. But he was to be fed and cared for within that hotel for the rest of his life. The line for that man was horizontal – external doors of that hotel – which he was never to cross. However, the same man, after years of being trapped in the hotel, found a way of climbing to the roof top of the hotel where he could see sunlight and view outside world. For him, crossing the line was not vertical but horizontal.

Vertical Crossing the Line: Unlike the case of that man, Nebuchadnezzar was free to go out and come into his palace, but his climbing the roof of his palace to see the world around him was crossing the line.

Understand these about Pride:

Pride can be involved in thoughts, words, acts and steps/choices: There are steps or choices that involve pride, and not everyone would discern pride involved in these things. The Lord Jesus Christ taught us saying, when we are invited into an occasion, we should take the lower or lowest seat, not the highest seat in the occasion: for it is better for the host to invite us to higher seat than for them to demote us to lower seat in the public view.

[Luke 14:7-11 BSB] - When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable: “When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited. Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, you will have to take the last place. But when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table with you. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Avoidance of Pride – There is difference between “The House of God” and “The Place of God:” The House of God is the not the same thing as the Place of God, neither is the Place of God the same as the House of God. Differentiate both.

When a Mountain is God’s House, you climbing that Mountain is humility; but when a Mountain is God’s Place, you climbing that Mountain is Pride. The pride of Lucifer was his thought on ascending the Mountain of the Most High in the sides of the North to be like the Most High (Isaiah 14:12-14). When God was manifest on Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai was the Place of God, not the House of God: and any man other than Moses and the called, who climbed or touched Mount Sinai then would be struck dead. But now that God is manifest on Mount Zion, Mount Zion is the House of God and all who climb Mount Zion shall find deliverance, salvation and holiness on Mount Zion. Your Body is the Temple of God, but not the Place of God. That Roof of the Royal Palace of the Kingdom of Babylon on which Nebuchadnezzar climbed and walked at the end of the twelfth month was supposed to be the Place of God the Most High, even though that Palace was not a temple or house of God the Most High. Humility would help you to know and keep your place and the place of God sacred.

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[Daniel 4:28 NKJV] - All this came upon King Nebuchadnezzar.

[Daniel 4:28 ICB] - All these things happened to King Nebuchadnezzar.

Thank You Lord for enabling me.

That king, Nebuchadnezzar, had two significant dreams in different days, weeks, months or years apart: but before all things of the first dream could come to pass, behold all things of the second dream came upon the dreamer. Messenger Dreams or Prophecies do not necessarily follow the protocol of first to come is first served, especially when they are not "Sequential" but are "Consequential."

*A* - The First Messenger Dream of Nebuchadnezzar was Sequential — Therefore, it was time based, following program schedule or Calendar Timeline of events to the last days.

*B* - The Second Messenger Dream of Nebuchadnezzar was ConSequential — Therefore, it was not time based but "Heart Based," waiting for a specific heart, mindset, thoughts, words or act of the target.

In the top bible verse above, all the things or prophecies of the second messenger dream of Nebuchadnezzar came upon him: And I say the reason was not necessarily because they must be infallible or inevitable, but because the heart, mindset, thought-set or more precisely the word-set of Nebuchadnezzar the king, caused them to befall him. And when you read the next couple of verses following the top one above, you will come to where a particular word was yet in his uttering mouth and then the things of that dream befell him, for his heart, mindset & words.

Here are three examples of Consequential or Heart based prophecies that were dependent on the condition of the king's heart or mindset: *1* In one example the king who did not have the heart for such prophecy suddenly developed or received the heart for all those things to come upon him, so that God would not allow the prophet's prophecy to fail because the king did not have the heart. *2* in another example the king was having the heart for such prophecy to befall him, but he humbled himself and that humility altered his heart and therefore the things of the prophecy were suspended from him but they were hanging waiting for his descendant to develop that heart for the prophecy to befall his descendants after that humbled king had died and gone; and somehow God had to codedly apologize to the prophet who delivered that prophecy to the king that later humbled himself, because God respected that prophet so much that God wouldn't allow anything that prophet says to any man to fail even if the prophet spoke it carelessly. *3* In the third example a king and his city totally changed their heart in humility and deep repentance to a degree that God had to cancel or nullify (not suspend) the entire prophecy of the prophet; and the prophet was mad with the rage of anger because he didn't initially want to deliver that message of God in the first place and God had to force him and punish him with badluck (jinx) following him wherever trip or business he was going to do, so that he was forced to go deliver that prophecy in pains, only for God to later change His Mind and wouldn't do what the prophet painstakingly suffered to prophesy.


*Example 1*
Samuel was the prophet of whom God would not allow any of his word fail, and Saul was the king to whom God gave another heart for the heart based or consequential prophecy of Samuel to come upon Saul the king:

[1 Samuel 10:9 BSB] — As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed Saul’s heart, and all the signs came to pass that day.

*Example 2*
Elijah was the prophet to whom God codedly apologized by showing him reason God would not be fulfilling his prophecy on Ahab the king because of the humbleness that king put on after Elijah's prophecy: but because of Elijah the prophecy would still be hanging (not cancelled) against the children of Ahab after he passed away.

[1 Kings 21:28‭-‬29 AMPC] — And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, Do you see how Ahab humbles himself before Me? Because he humbles himself before Me, I will not bring the evil in his lifetime, but in his son's day I will bring the evil upon his house.

Therefore, when that prophecy finally came upon the house of Ahab in the absence of Ahab the king, the scripture gave credit or accordance to the Lord's words to Elijah - for it's Elijah's sake the prophecy was not cancelled but postponed and then fulfilled even after Elijah was already taken away from the earth to be with Enoch in the heavenly places. The entire generation or lineage of that king (including Jezebel) was wiped out or annihilated from the earth's surface to fulfill God's word to Elijah:

[2 Kings 10:17 AMP] — When Jehu came to Samaria, he killed everyone who remained of Ahab’s family in Samaria, until he had destroyed all of them, in accordance with the word of the Lord which He spoke to Elijah.


*Example 3*
Jonah was the prophet that gave the prophecy, and the king and city of Nineveh (Assyrian Capital) totally changed their heart in humility and deep repentance to a degree that God had to cancel or nullify (not suspend) the entire prophecy of the prophet.

[Jonah 3:10 AMPC] — And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God revoked His [sentence of] evil that He had said that He would do to them and He did not do it [for He was comforted and eased concerning them].

Nevertheless, among these three prophets, Jonah has been more compensated by God than all the other prophets in regards to God fulfilling the words of their prophecies. The reason is because the Very Word of God Himself, the Lord Jesus Christ, subjected Himself to fulfilling the Sign of Jonah. Roman Catholics celebrate "Sign of the cross" but the Lord Jesus Christ Himself with His Cross, Death and Resurrection celebrated and fulfilled the "Sign of Jonah" being in the belly of the beast three days and nights. And even till now, the church of the last days are replaying in prophetic patterning or figuratively, the ways of Jonah before, during and after Jonah was swallowed of the sea beast.

Back to Nebuchadnezzar the king, and Daniel being the prophet who wished that his own prophecy would not even come upon or befall that king, but yet all those things befell the king notwithstanding the wise counsel or advice of that proohet to avert his prophecy or interpretation.

The fact that all those things befell the king Nebuchadnezzar meant the heart of Nebuchadnezzar was not changed, neither was their repentance nor humility of heart to alter the messenger dream. This means his heart was hardened like pharaoh's heart was hardened before Moses, though Moses the prophet advised him against it. The same way the kings of Jerusalem were hardened inspite of Jeremiah's prophecies until the king of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar, finally befell them to destroy Solomon's temple and the city of Jerusalem, so also was the same Nebuchadnezzar hardened inspite of the warning of Daniel and the Watchers until all those things befell him.

Nevertheless, understand that some prophecies or revelations would be averted or suspended because they actually do not have their own time for everything but only have their own heart/mindset for everything under the sun - and God can reverse His own words in such prophecies:

[Jeremiah 18:6‭-‬10 AMP] — “O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter does?” says the Lord. “Look carefully, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in My Hand, O house of Israel. At one moment I might [suddenly] speak concerning a nation or kingdom, that I will uproot and break down and destroy; if that nation against which I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent and reverse My decision concerning the devastation that I intended to do. Or at another time I might [suddenly] speak about a nation or kingdom that I will build up or establish; and if they do evil in My Sight by not obeying My Voice, then I will reverse My decision concerning the good with which I had promised to bless them.

[Daniel 4:27 AFV] - Therefore, O king, let my advice be pleasing to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, so there may be lengthening of your prosperity."

[Daniel 4:27 BSB] - Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”

Let both my tongue and my heart be humble when I make utterances, and may I not have any room for pride in me. I appreciate this, but is this the most important message or thing to say to us? Was that the most important message or advice Daniel should say to that great king considering the contest of the visions, his interpretation and the message of God on things about to befall that king, and considering that would be the last thing Daniel would ever say to that king in the scriptures, even his last opportunity of speaking the Word of God to such a king?

In the top bible verse above, Daniel preached a message of “Prosperity extension by Righteousness that breaks off one’s sins and by showing of mercy that knocks off one’s iniquities.” That’s bold because not every “Prosperity Preacher” would mention “Your sins or iniquities” while preaching prosperity to you like Daniel did here. Many prosperity preachers do not even offer or market the prosperity that righteousness and mercy bring, but instead they offer or market the prosperity that Sowing seeds, paying tithes, giving offerings, giving gifts, investing into some schemes etc. bring. Such Prosperity Preachers are not really after your repentance from sin, righteousness or mercifulness; but they sure are after your prosperity because your prosperity is also linked to (or will expand) their own prosperity. And people who do not want their sins to be a problem in their way would love such preachers and messages.

So appreciate Daniel who brought up the sins and iniquities/wickedness of that king of the world, and greatest living man on earth, then, to his face. This Daniel did, not in condemnation but in offering better and more secure prosperity (in guarantee) than that which the king already had but was insecure with having. In the context of his speech above, he spoke of “Pleasing/acceptable Advice to the King:” So he presented his speech both as advice and in a pleasing manner (manner seeking acceptance), not in an unpleasing manner, to that king with solutions and security in view against the imminent threats to the prosperity days of that king of the world.

But would such message of prosperity by righteousness and mercy sail in a world where sins, iniquities and wickedness also give faster and quicker prosperity to those who go through sins, iniquities or wickedness to gain prosperity and power? That man to whom Daniel was preaching prosperity by righteousness and mercy was already swimming in prosperity with his sins, iniquities or wickedness, not being hindrance or problem to his property but instead catalyst to his prosperity. How do you convince such man to switch to righteousness and showing of mercy against his sins, indulgences and insensitivity to the feelings of the poor and downtrodden?

After Joseph interpreted Pharaoh’s dreams, Joseph advised Pharaoh with an advice or counsel that brought both security of prosperity and deliverance to Pharaoh and to all the entire nation of Egypt. But Daniel here, who had both interpreted Nebuchadnezzar’s dreams and advised Nebuchadnezzar with an advice or counsel that will bring security of prosperity to Nebuchadnezzar, was not even sounding sure or convinced about his own proposal but placed that prosperity as “May be” or “Perhaps” even if the king applied righteousness and showing of mercy. Notwithstanding righteousness and mercy, humility and knowledge of the Most High were needed to truly work out the solutions to the danger revealed.

Just like Daniel here, Paul said, “The Kingdom of God is Righteousness, Peace and Joy in the Holy Ghost” (Romans 14:17), leaving out “Humility” in the key components of the Kingdom of God. But I am telling you not to make such mistake of leaving out “Humility” especially when talking about the kingdom to a man who has attain such glory or position such as Nebuchadnezzar attained. This is because “Pride” is the hardest enemy to see or know when one is in such glory, height or position. Many have fallen from such high glory of reaching heaven, heights and position, by not taking heed when they thought they were standing. Not all falls came by lack of righteousness (which is sin) or by lack of showing mercy (which is wickedness); but also many falls are by lack of knowledge and lack of humility.

Therefore, convert people into righteousness and mercy, but also convert them into humility: For even though the kingdom of God is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost, no man shall enter the kingdom of Heaven without being converted in the conversion that humility brings. As it is written,

[Matthew 18:3-4 KJV] – “…Verily I say unto you, “Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”

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1. And now, my son Methuselah, I will show you all my visions that I have seen, recounting them to you.

2. I had two visions before I got married, and they were very different. The first one was when I was learning to write: the second one I saw a terrible vision before I married your mother.

3. I prayed to the Lord about these visions. I saw in a vision while at my grandfather Mahalaleel's house, the heaven collapse and fall to the earth.

4. When it fell, I saw the earth swallowed up in a great abyss, with mountains, hills, and trees being thrown into the abyss.

5. Then a word came to my mouth, and I cried out, saying, "The earth is destroyed!"

6. My grandfather Mahalaleel woke me up and asked why I was crying and lamenting.

7. I told him the whole vision, and he said, "You have seen a terrible thing, my son, the sin on earth must be destroyed with great destruction."

8. Now, son, pray to the Lord that a remnant may remain on earth, and that He does not destroy it entirely. From heaven, great destruction will come to the earth.

9. After this, I prayed, wrote down my prayer for future generations, and will show you everything, my son Methuselah.

10. After I went outside and saw the sun rise in the east, the moon set in the west, and the stars, I praised the Lord for His creation.

11. I blessed the Lord and spoke with my mouth and tongue that God had created for mankind to speak with.

12. "Blessed be You, O Lord, King, Great and mighty in Your greatness, Lord of all creation of the heaven, King of kings and God of the world.

13. Your power and kingship will last forever, and Your dominion will endure through all generations. All the heavens are Your throne, and the earth Your footstool forever.

14. You have made and rule all things, and nothing is too hard for You.

15. Wisdom does not depart from Your throne or turn away from Your presence.

16. You know, see, and hear everything, and nothing is hidden from You because You see everything.

17. The angels in the heavens have sinned and men's actions have brought upon them God's wrath until the day of judgment.

18. I pray to you, O God, to spare some of mankind on earth and not destroy all flesh, leaving the earth desolate for eternity.

19. Remove from the earth those who have angered You, but let the righteous and upright flourish as an everlasting seed, without turning away from the prayers of Your servant.

20. Following this, I had another dream, and I will share the entire vision with you, my son.

21. Enoch spoke to his son Methuselah, asking him to listen to the dream vision he had before marrying his mother, Edna.

22. In his vision, Enoch saw a white bull come out of the earth, followed by a heifer and two bulls, one black and one red. {Adam, Eve, Cain and Abel}

23. The black bull attacked and chased the red one, causing it to disappear from sight. {Cain eliminated Abel}

24. The black bull grew, accompanied by the heifer, and many oxen resembling him followed. {Cain's wife & seed}

25. The heifer searched for the red bull in vain, lamenting its loss and seeking it desperately. {Eve sought Abel}

26. Eventually, the black bull calmed the heifer and she stopped crying for the red bull.

27. The heifer then bore a white bull and later many white bulls and black cows. {Eve bore Seth and other sons/daughters}

28. The white bull grew to be great and produced more white bulls that resembled him.

29. Enoch saw a star fall from the heavens and feed among the oxen in his sleep. {Fallen Angel feed-fornicate}

30. The large black oxen changed their surroundings and lived together, along with their cattle. {Cain's descendants}

31. More stars descended from heaven to join the first star as bulls, grazing among the cattle. {More fallen angels fornicate}

32. These star-bulls impregnated the cows, leading to the birth of elephants, camels, and asses. {Begot Giants Nephilim}

33. The oxen were frightened by these beings, biting, devouring, and goring each other with their horns.

34. As they started to consume the oxen, the people of the earth trembled in fear and fled from the scene.

35. Witnessing the chaos, Enoch saw the earth cry out as the beings began to attack and eat each other. {Wars of Giants}

36. Looking up to heaven once more, Enoch saw white beings descending, with four of them taking him up to a high tower. {Holy Angels took Enoch into high heavenly place}

37. Three of these beings lifted Enoch away from the earth's inhabitants to show him the tower and the surrounding landscape.

38. Instructed to observe the elephants, camels, asses, stars, and oxen, Enoch watched as one of the beings bound and cast a fallen star into an abyss. {Leader of the fallen angel cast into bottomless pit by one of the Archangels}

39. The narrow and dark abyss was where the fallen star was imprisoned by the being, causing a quake on earth.

40. Another being armed elephants, camels, and asses with swords, leading to a violent confrontation that shook the earth.

41. As Enoch continued to watch, one of the beings cast the stars, resembling horses with human appendages, into an abyss.

42. In a mysterious exchange, one of the beings transformed the white bull into a man who constructed a vessel to live in with three other bulls. {Noah, his 3 sons & the Ark}

43. Once more, Enoch gazed at a vision of a heavenly roof with seven streams of water flowing into an enclosure. {Flood waters from heaven above}

44. Fountains opened on the surface of the enclosure, causing the water to rise and cover the entire area with its swelling tide.

46. The water continued to rise as darkness and mist enveloped it, overflowing and covering the entire enclosure.

47. All the animals gathered in the enclosure sank and perished in the rising water, unable to escape its depths.

48. While the vessel Enoch was shown floated above the water, all the other creatures drowned, disappearing from sight.

49. Enoch watched as the water drained from the high roof, leveling the chasms of the earth and revealing new abysses. {fountains of the deep}

50. As the water receded, light emerged, and the vessel settled on the earth, emerging from the darkness.

51. The transformed white bull emerged from the vessel with three other bulls, each of different colors, one of those three was white like that bull, and one of them was red as blood, and one black: and that white bull departed from them. {White - Shem, Red - Japheth, Black - Ham}

52. A new era began as diverse wild animals and birds emerged, including lions, tigers, wolves, dogs, hyenas, wild boars, foxes, squirrels, swine, falcons, vultures, kites, eagles, and ravens, while a white bull was born among them. {Abraham-white bull was born}

53. The animals started to reproduce and to bite one another, with the white bull giving birth to a wild ass and a white bull, leading to increasing numbers. {Wild Ass - Ishmael, white Bull - Isaac}. And the wild asses {Ishmaelites} multiplied. But that bull {Isaac} which was born from him begat a black wild boar {Esau} and a white sheep {Jacob}; and the former begat many boars, but that sheep begat twelve sheep {12 Tribes}.
54 And when those twelve sheep had grown, they gave up one of them {Joseph} to the asses {Ishmaelites}, and those asses again gave up that sheep to the wolves {Egyptians}, and that sheep grew up among the wolves.

55 And the Lord brought the eleven sheep to live with it and to pasture with it among the wolves: and they multiplied and became many flocks of sheep.

56 And the wolves began to fear them, and they oppressed them until they destroyed their little ones; till they cry aloud on account of their little ones, and to complain to their Lord.

57 And a sheep {Moses} which had been saved from the wolves fled and escaped to the wild asses {Midianites or descendants of Ishmael}; and I saw the sheep how they lamented and cried, and besought their Lord with all their might, till that Lord of the sheep descended at the voice of the sheep from a lofty abode, and came to them and pastured them.

58 And He called that sheep which had escaped the wolves, and spoke with it conceming the wolves that it should admonish them not to touch the sheep.

59. Following the Lord's guidance, the sheep approached the wolves and spoke to them, urging them not to harm the sheep again.

60. Despite the sheep's efforts, the wolves continued to oppress them, leading to further distress and outcry from the sheep.

61. The Lord intervened, causing the sheep to fight back against the wolves, who in turn lamented as the sheep remained calm.

62. Eventually, the sheep were able to escape from the wolves, who were blinded and continued to pursue them with all their might.

63. The Lord led the sheep as their leader, with a dazzling and glorious presence that inspired all the sheep to follow Him.

64. The wolves chased the sheep until they reached a divided sea, where the Lord stood between them, protecting the sheep from the wolves.

65. Unaware of the sheep's presence, the wolves followed them into the sea, only to be engulfed and drowned as the water rose around them.

66. Upon seeing the Lord, the wolves tried to flee, but the sea closed in on them, causing their demise as they were covered by the water.

67. Enoch witnessed the wolves' destruction as they perished in the sea while the sheep escaped to a barren wilderness.

68. In the wilderness, the Lord provided for the sheep, giving them water and grass as the sheep began to perceive their surroundings.

69. A particular sheep led the others to a high rock, where the Lord sent it back to pasture them.

70. The appearance of the Lord filled the sheep with fear and reverence as they trembled before His majesty.

71. The sheep recognized their inability to withstand the Lord's presence, feeling awe-struck by His power.

72. The leading sheep ascended the rock again, but some of the sheep strayed and became blinded, leading to the Lord's anger.

73. The angered Lord descended to the sheep, finding many blind and deviating from the right path.

74. Fearing the Lord's presence, the sheep desired to return to safety, while the leading sheep took action to guide the stray ones back.

75. Through the leading sheep's actions, the lost ones were brought back to the fold, restoring order and unity among the sheep.

76. In the vision, the sheep transformed into a man and built a house for the Lord, housing all the sheep within it.

77. As the previous leader sheep fell asleep, a new generation of sheep emerged, finding nourishment in a pasture by a stream of water. {Aaron died}

78. The transformed human-like leader sheep left their flock, causing the other sheep to seek and mourn for it deeply. {Moses disappeared, though died}

79. After the mourning period, two new sheep emerged as leaders in place of the departed ones, guiding the flock to a good and prosperous land. {Joshua & Phinehas}

80. The sheep found contentment in the pleasant land where the house built for the Lord stood, providing shelter and peace.

81. Periodically, the sheep's vision was clear, but at times obscured, until a new sheep arose and led them back, opening their eyes. {Era of the Judges}

82 And the dogs and the foxes and the wild boars began to devour those sheep till the Lord of the sheep raised up another sheep a ram from their midst, which led them. And that ram began to butt on either side those dogs, foxes, and wild boars till he had destroyed them all. {King era, Saul}

83 And that sheep whose eyes were opened saw that ram, which was amongst the sheep, till it forsook its glory and began to butt those sheep and trampled upon them, and behaved itself unseemly. {Samuel-Sheep with opened eyes}

84 And the Lord of the sheep sent the lamb to another lamb and raised it to being a ram and leader of the sheep instead of that ram which had forsaken its glory. {David}

85 And it went to it and spoke to it alone, and raised it to being a ram, and made it the prince and leader of the sheep; but during all these things those dogs oppressed the sheep. {Dogs-Philistines}

86 And the first ram pursued that second ram, and that second ram arose and fled before it; and I saw till those dogs pulled down the first ram. {Ram 1-Saul, Ram 2-David}

{This is about half the entire dreams Enoch saw: To be continued in the next post}
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Sirach 44:1-23
1. Let's give praise to well-known men and the ancestors who came before us.
2. The Lord showed great power and glory through them since the beginning.
3. They were rulers in their kingdoms, renowned for their wisdom and ability to give guidance and prophecies.
4. Leaders who advised the people with wisdom and knowledge, offering wise instruction.
5. Some were skilled in music and writing poetry.
6. Wealthy men who lived peacefully in their homes.
7. They were respected in their time and brought honor to their generation.
8. Some are remembered and praised for their deeds.
9. Their descendants will inherit a good legacy and continue in the covenant.
10. Their legacy will endure for generations.
11. Their descendants will continue forever, and their glory will not fade.
12. They were buried peacefully, and their name lives on through the generations.
13. People will speak of their wisdom and praise them.
14. Enoch pleased the Lord and set an example of repentance for future generations.
15. Noah was righteous and spared during the flood, leading to the survival of a remnant on Earth.
16. Covenants were made with Noah to prevent another flood.
17. Abraham was a great father of many nations, unmatched in glory.
18. He kept God's law and entered into a covenant with Him, proving to be faithful.
19. God promised to bless the nations through Abraham's seed, multiplying them abundantly.
20. In Isaac and Jacob, the blessings and covenants continued for the sake of their ancestors.
21. Jacob's blessings were segmented among his twelve tribes.

Sirach 45:1-26
[1] - He brought forth a man of compassion, who was held in high esteem by all; a man loved by both God and people - Moses, whose memory is revered.
[2] - He elevated him to the level of the saints and magnified him in the eyes of his adversaries.
[3] - Through his words, he caused miracles to cease; He honored him in the presence of kings, giving him commandments for His people and revealing part of His glory.
[4] - He sanctified Moses in his faithfulness and humility, selecting him above all others.
[5] - He allowed Moses to hear His voice, guiding him through darkness and giving him commandments face to face - imparting the law of life and knowledge so he could teach the covenant to Jacob and the judgments to Israel.
[6] - Aaron, a holy man like Moses and his brother from the tribe of Levi, was exalted by Him.
[7] - He established an eternal covenant for Aaron, granting him the priesthood of the people; adorning him in beautiful garments and a robe of glory.
[8] - He adorned him with garments of supreme joy and honored him with garments of distinction - linen breeches, a long robe, and an ephod.
[9] - He adorned Aaron with golden pomegranates and bells, creating a sound as he moved, echoing in the temple as a lasting memorial for his people.
[10] - Aaron wore a sacred garment fashioned by skilled embroiderers in gold, blue, and purple, along with the Urim and Thummim for judgment.
[11] - The craftsmen created Aaron's garment with twisted scarlet fabric, adorned with precious stones engraved like a seal in gold settings, a tribute to the tribes of Israel.
[12] - A golden crown rested upon Aaron's headgear, with 'HOLINESS' engraved like a seal - an emblem of honor and strength, appealing to the eye and radiating beauty.
[13] - Before Aaron, there had never been anyone like him; only his sons and descendants were allowed to wear such attire perpetually.
[14] - His offerings were to be completely consumed twice daily without fail.
[15] - Moses consecrated Aaron and anointed him with holy oil, establishing an eternal covenant for him and his descendants to serve as priests, bless the people in His name, and minister to Him for all time.
[16] - He specifically selected Aaron from all the living to offer sacrifices, incense, and fragrant offerings to the Lord for remembrance and to seek reconciliation for the people.
[17] - Through His commandments, Aaron was given authority in the covenant of judgments to teach Jacob the testimonies and enlighten Israel in His law.
[18] - Strangers envied Aaron in the wilderness, including Dathan, Abiram, and the congregation of Korah, leading to their destruction in God's anger and the display of wonders through consuming fire.
[19] - The Lord added glory to Aaron and granted him a heritage, bestowing upon him the first fruits of the harvest and abundant bread offerings.
[21] - Although Aaron had no earthly inheritance among the people, God Himself was his portion and inheritance.
[23] - Phinehas, son of Eleazar, was honorable for his zeal in the fear of the Lord and his unwavering commitment to righteousness, making reconciliation for Israel in times of straying.
[24] - A covenant of peace was established for Phinehas, granting him leadership among the saints and his people, ensuring the eternal dignity of the priesthood for him and his descendants.
[25] - God made a covenant with David, from the tribe of Judah, granting him an inheritance as king for his line, similar to the inheritance of Aaron for his descendants.
[26] - May God grant you wisdom in your heart to judge His people justly, ensuring their good things are not taken away and their glory endures through all generations.

Sirach 46:1-20
[1] - Joshua, the valiant son of Nun, succeeded Moses as a prophet and was greatly exalted in fulfilling God's plan to save His chosen people and secure their inheritance by avenging their enemies.
[2] - His glory was evident in his lifted hands and drawn sword against the enemy cities.
[3] - None stood as steadfast as Joshua, for the Lord Himself delivered his enemies into his hands.
[4] - By his hand, the sun stood still and a day was prolonged as if two days had passed.
[5] - He cried out to the Almighty in the midst of battle, and the Lord, the great and mighty One, heard him.
[6] - With powerful hailstones, he waged war fiercely against the nations, showing his strength in the presence of the Lord and proving his allegiance to the Almighty.
[7] - Like Caleb, Joshua showed mercy and courage during Moses' time, resisting sin and quelling murmurs of wickedness among the people.
[8] - Out of six hundred thousand, only Joshua and Caleb were spared to lead the people into the promised land, a land flowing with milk and honey.
[9] - The Lord granted Caleb strength into his old age, allowing him to claim his portion of the promised land, setting an example for all Israel to follow the ways of the Lord.
[10] - May the judges, who remained faithful to the Lord, be remembered and honored for their devotion.
[11] - May their memory be blessed, and may their descendants be honored and flourish once more.
[13] - Samuel, beloved prophet of the Lord, established a kingdom and anointed princes over the people, judging them by the law of the Lord.
[14] - Through his faithful actions and words, Samuel was proven to be a true prophet and faithful in his visions.
[16] - In times of trouble, Samuel called upon the Lord with humble offerings, and God's thunderous response was heard from heaven.
[18] - Samuel decisively defeated the rulers of Tyre and the princes of the Philistines by the power of the Lord.
[19] - Even before his long rest, Samuel proclaimed his innocence before the Lord and his anointed, and no accusations were made against him.
[20] - After his passing, Samuel continued to prophesy and foretold the fate of the king, his voice lifting from the earth to condemn the wickedness of the people.

Sirach 47:1-25
[1] - Following David, the prophet Nathan arose to prophesy in his time.
[2] - David, like fat separated from a peace offering, was set apart from the rest of Israel.
[3] - David fearlessly faced lions and bears, as if they were mere playthings.
[4] - In his youth, David slew a giant and defended the honor of his people by defeating Goliath with a sling stone.
[5] - By calling upon the Most High Lord, David was granted strength to defeat mighty warriors and bring glory to his people.
[6] - David was celebrated for his victories and blessings from the Lord, receiving a crown of glory as a sign of his accomplishments.
[7] - He vanquished his enemies on all sides, including the Philistines, shattering their power until this day.
[8] - In all his actions, David gave thanks and praised the Holy One Most High with a devoted heart.
[9] - He appointed singers to offer music before the altar, enhancing the beauty of his feasts and the sanctity of the sanctuary.
[10] - His reign was marked by perfect order and joy, with praises to His holy name resounding from dawn till dusk.
[11] - The Lord forgave David's sins, exalting his reputation forever and establishing a covenant of kingship and glory for him in Israel.
[13] - Solomon succeeded David in a time of peace, granted rest by God to build a lasting sanctuary for His name.
[14] - Solomon was renowned for his wisdom and understanding, likened to a river overflowing with knowledge.
[16] - His fame and wisdom extended far and wide, earning him love and respect beyond his own lands.
[17] - Nations marveled at Solomon's songs, proverbs, and interpretations, recognizing his extraordinary insight.
[18] - By the grace of God, Solomon amassed great wealth, turning gold into abundance and multiplying silver like lead.
[19] - You yielded yourself to the influence of women, and allowed yourself to be controlled by the desires of your body.
[20] - Sadly, Solomon's downfall came in his later years, falling into sin and bringing dishonor to his name and lineage. His actions led to division and consequences for his descendants, bringing sorrow for his foolishness.
[21] - Despite the repercussions, the Lord's mercy endures, preserving the lineage of those who love Him, and granting a remnant to David and Jacob.
[23] - Solomon passed away and was succeeded by his son Rehoboam, whose foolish decisions led to unrest and division in the kingdom.
[25] - The people's wickedness multiplied, leading to their eventual removal from the land as a result of their sins and seeking of vengeance.

Sirach 48:1-25
[1] - Elijah the prophet arose as a mighty force, known as the "Prophet of fire", His words blazing like a torch:
[2] - He brought about a famine, And through his zeal, their numbers dwindled.
[3] - By the command of the Lord, he shut off the heavens, Three times he called forth fire.
[4] - How Elijah's deeds were magnified! None can compare to his glory.
[5] - He raised a dead man, And brought him back from the grave by the powerful word of the Most High:
[6] - He humbled kings and esteemed men from their positions:
[7] - At Sinai, he received rebuke, And faced God's vengeful judgments at Horeb:
[8] - He anointed kings for judgment, And prophets to continue his legacy:
[9] - Whisked away in a fiery whirlwind, On a chariot of fiery horses:
[10] - He was renowned for timely rebukes, To appease anger before it turned to wrath; To reconcile fathers with their sons, And to bring back the tribes of Jacob.
[11] - Fortunate are those who saw him, And those who were adorned with his love; For we too will surely live.
[12] - Elijah was caught up in a whirlwind: And Elisha was filled with his spirit; Throughout his life, he feared no ruler, And no one could subdue him.
[13] - Nothing was beyond his grasp; Even in his rest, his body foretold prophecies.
[14] - Just as he performed wonders in life, So too were his deeds marvelous in death.
[15] - Yet the people did not repent, And continued in their sins, Until they were exiled from their land, And scattered throughout the earth; Only a remnant remained, And a ruler held firm in David's line.
[16] - Some found favor with God, While others persisted in sin.
[17] - Hezekiah fortified his city, And brought water within them: He hewed solid rock with iron, And dug wells for water.
[18] - When Sennacherib attacked, And sent Rabshakeh before retreating; He raised his hand against Zion, And boasted in his arrogance.
[19] - Their hearts and hands quaked, And they anguished like women in labor;
[20] - They cried out to the compassionate Lord, Reaching out their hands to Him: And the Holy One swiftly heard them from on high, And saved them through Isaiah.
[21] - He struck down the Assyrian camp, And His angel annihilated them entirely.
[22] - For Hezekiah pleased the Lord, And walked in the ways of his forefather David, As guided by the faithful prophet Isaiah.
[23] - In his time, the sun moved back; And he prolonged the life of the king.
[24] - He foresaw future occurrences through a remarkable spirit; And he comforted those mourning in Zion.
[25] - He revealed events that would unfold until the end of days, And disclosed hidden matters before their occurrence.

Sirach 49:1-16
1. The remembrance of Josiah is akin to a fragrant incense crafted by a skilled perfumer: It will be pleasing to every palate, like honey, and as delightful as music at a wine feast.
2. He conducted himself with integrity in leading the people's spiritual transformation and eradicating detestable practices of sin.
3. He remained steadfast in his devotion to the Lord; during times of moral decay, he promoted righteousness.
4. Other than David, Hezekiah, and Josiah, all kings transgressed by abandoning the commandments of the Most High, leading to the failure of the kings of Judah.
5. They relinquished their authority to foreign powers and their honor to unfamiliar nations.
6. Their actions resulted in the destruction of the revered city and left its streets deserted, fulfilling the prophecy of Jeremiah.
7. Despite facing mistreatment, he was sanctified from birth to be a prophet, tasked with uprooting, afflicting, and destroying, as well as building and planting.
8. Ezekiel beheld the glorious vision revealed by God as he rode on the chariot of cherubim.
9. He had a heart for the oppressed, remembering those in distress and showing kindness to the upright in their ways.
10. May the remains of the twelve prophets flourish again from their resting places, offering comfort to Jacob and delivering them with hope.
11. How can we extol Zerubbabel, who was like a precious seal on the right hand?
12. Similarly, Jesus, the son of Josedek, oversaw the construction of the holy temple in their time, elevating a dedicated people for eternal honor.
13. Nehemiah's commendable actions are worth recalling; he restored the fallen walls, erected gates and bars, and rebuilt the homes of the people.
14. Enoch stood out as a unique individual on earth, as he was taken up from it.
15. Joseph, a distinguished leader among his people, provided stability and his remains were venerated.
16. Shem and Seth were glorified among men; and Adam is exalted above all living beings in the entire creation.

Wisdom 1:1-16

1. Judges of the earth, love righteousness and think of the Lord with a good heart.

2. Those who trust the Lord will find Him, without testing Him.

3. Crooked thoughts separate us from God, and His Power convicts and exposes foolishness.

4. Wisdom will not enter a soul that plans evil or dwell in a body enslaved by sin.

5. A holy spirit of discipline will avoid deceit and leave foolish thoughts, and be ashamed of unrighteousness.

6. Wisdom loves humanity and will not excuse blasphemous speech; God knows the true intentions of our hearts and hears our words.

7. The Spirit of the Lord fills the world and knows all things.

8. Unrighteous words will not go unseen, and Justice will convict when necessary.

9. The ungodly will be searched out and their lawless deeds will be brought to light.

10. Be cautious of murmuring and slander, as nothing said in secret goes unheard.

11. Avoid useless murmuring and slander, as lies can destroy a person.

12. Do not seek death in the errors of your life or invite destruction upon yourself.

13. God did not create death and does not delight in the loss of life.

14. God created all things for existence, with no poison of destruction.

15. Righteousness is eternal.

16. Ungodly men bring death upon themselves with their actions and words, considering it a friend.

Wisdom 2:1-24

1. People reasoned with unsound logic, believing that life is short and sorrowful with no escape from death and Hades.

2. They thought that life is a result of chance, with no existence after death, comparing life to smoke and reason to a fleeting spark.

3. They believed that after death, the body turns to ashes and the spirit dissipates.

4. They concluded that their name and works will be forgotten, likening their life to a cloud that disappears.

5. They saw life as fleeting like a shadow with a set end that cannot be changed.

6. They decided to indulge in pleasures and enjoy life to the fullest, without thinking of the consequences.

7. They planned to enjoy luxuries like wine and perfumes and not miss out on any pleasures.

8. They wanted to adorn themselves with flowers and enjoy life before it fades.

9. They agreed to revel in pride and leave a mark of joy everywhere, believing this is their lot.

10. They intended to oppress the poor and show no mercy to widows or the elderly.

11. They believed in might determines right, dismissing the weak as useless.

12. They planned to harm the righteous man who challenges their wrongdoing and claims to be a child of God.

13. They were accused by the righteous man of sin and claimed to have knowledge of God.

14. The righteous man's life reproached their thoughts and actions.

15. They despised the righteous man for his different way of life and beliefs.

16. They rejected and disdained the righteous Man, boasting of God as His Father.

17. They wanted to put the righteous Man's words to the test and see if they hold true till the end of His life.

18. They planned to harm the righteous Man, thinking if He truly is God's Son, He will be saved.

19. They resolved to test the righteous Man with torture and suffering to see if He remains patient.

20. They decided to condemn the righteous Man to a shameful death because of His beliefs.

21. Their wickedness blinded them, and they were led astray.

22. They did not understand God's mysteries, had no hope for holiness, and did not realize the reward for blameless souls.

23. God made man in His image for eternity, but death entered the world through the devil's envy.

24. Those who align with the devil will experience death, as it was not God's intention for man to perish.

Wisdom 3:1-19

1. The souls of the righteous are protected by God and will not suffer torment.

2. Those who lack understanding may see the righteous as dead, but they are at peace.

3. Although their departure may seem like a loss to some, the righteous are actually in a state of peace.

4. Even if the righteous are punished by men, they have hope in immortality.

5. Through trials and testing, the righteous will receive great rewards from God.

6. The righteous are purified through testing, like gold in a furnace, and accepted by God.

7. During the time of visitation, the righteous will shine brightly and have authority.

8. The righteous will have power to judge nations and will be under God's reign forever.

9. Those who trust in God will understand truth and live in love with grace and mercy.

10. The ungodly will face punishment for neglecting righteousness and rebelling against the Lord.

11. Those who reject wisdom and discipline will find their efforts in vain and their works useless.

12. The ungodly and their descendants will be cursed, unlike those who are righteous.

13. The pure and faithful will have blessings and fruitfulness, unlike those who are unfaithful.

14. Those who remain faithful and pure will receive special favor and inheritance from the Lord.

15. Good deeds bring honor and a strong foundation of understanding.

16. Children born from adultery will not succeed and will fade away.

17. Those who live without righteousness will lack honor and respect in old age.

18. The unrighteous will have no hope or comfort in their final days.

19. The end of an unrighteous generation brings sorrow and difficulty.

Wisdom 4:1-20

1. It is better to live a virtuous life and not have children, for true immortality lies in the memory of one's virtue, which is recognized by both God and people.

2. Virtuous people are admired and emulated while they are alive, and their influence continues even after they are gone. They are honored and respected throughout history.

3. On the other hand, the offspring of the wicked will not prosper and their descendants will not establish a lasting legacy.

4. Even if the unrighteous seem to flourish for a time, they will ultimately be uprooted and destroyed by their own wrongdoings.

5. Their legacy will not last, as their accomplishments will be hollow and unsatisfying.

6. Children born out of sin are a testimony to the wickedness of their parents and will bring shame upon them.

7. A righteous person, even if they die young, will find peace in the afterlife.

8. True wisdom and a blameless life are what truly make a person honorable, not simply the number of years they have lived.

9. Gray hair symbolizes wisdom, and a life lived without blemish is a sign of true old age.

10. A person who pleases God will be loved and respected, even in the midst of sinners.

11. The righteous will be protected from evil and deception, even in death.

12. The temptations of wickedness and desires can cloud a person's judgment and lead them astray.

13. A person who achieves perfection quickly will have a fulfilling life, even if it is cut short.

14. The soul that pleases God will be protected from wickedness and will be saved from harm.

15. Those who do not understand the grace and mercy of the chosen ones will be condemned when the righteous are vindicated.

16. A righteous person who dies young will condemn the ungodly who live long, showing that a life of virtue is more valuable than years of sin.

17. The ungodly will not understand the fate of the wise and righteous, but the Lord will protect and honor them.

18. The unrighteous will be despised and ultimately dishonored, while the righteous will be preserved in memory forever.

19. The wicked will be punished for their sins and their deeds will be evidence against them.

20. The ungodly will face judgment for their sins, and their wrongdoing will be exposed for all to see.

Wisdom 5:1-23

1. The righteous man will boldly confront those who persecuted him, and they will be filled with fear and awe at his salvation.

2. They will regret their past actions, realizing the error of their ways and acknowledging his virtue.

3. They will lament having mocked and derided him, now recognizing his true worth.

4. They will realize that they were foolish to disregard his righteous life and honorable end.

5. They will question why they did not recognize him as a child of God and among the saints.

6. They will acknowledge that they strayed from the path of truth and righteousness, living in darkness and ignorance.

7. They will see that their pursuit of lawlessness and destruction led them astray, and they did not follow the ways of the Lord.

8. They will realize that their arrogance, riches, and boasting brought them no true benefit.

9. Their worldly possessions and achievements will fade away like a passing shadow, leaving no lasting impact.

10. Their lives will be like a ship or a bird passing through, leaving no trace behind.

11. Their existence will be fleeting and insignificant, like a bird flying through the air.

12. They will pass through life without leaving a mark, like an arrow shot through the air.

13. Their lives will be consumed by wickedness, with no sign of virtue to show for their actions.

14. The hope of the ungodly will be fleeting and insubstantial, like chaff blown by the wind.

15. The righteous, on the other hand, will live forever and find their reward and care in the Lord.

16. They will be crowned with dignity and beauty by the Lord, who will protect and shield them.

17. The Lord will use His power to punish His enemies and defend the righteous.

18. He will clothe the righteous with righteousness and impartial judgment as their armor.

19. He will shield them with holiness and wrath as weapons against their foes.

20. The forces of the world will join them in battle against their enemies.

21. Lightning and hailstones will be unleashed with precision and force.

22. The elements of nature will be turned against their enemies, overwhelming them with fury.

23. A mighty storm will sweep through the land, bringing desolation and justice to all.

DANIEL 4:26

[Daniel 4:26 NKJV] - “And inasmuch as they gave the command to leave the stump and roots of the tree, your kingdom shall be assured to you, after you come to know that Heaven rules.

[Daniel 4:26 AMP] - And in that it was commanded to leave the stump with the roots of the tree [in the earth], your kingdom shall be restored to you after you recognize (understand fully) that Heaven rules.

It's not just "Kingdom of God" but also "Kingdom of Heaven:" In this bible verse above, knowing that "Most High (God) Rules" also means knowing that "Heaven Rules." Father in heaven, I know and acknowledge that heaven rules the earth and men, but yet I pray Your Wil be done on earth as it is in heaven. For Your Will be done on earth as It is in heaven remains has been lacking in the earth where the Heaven rules.

Now a command to "Leave or spare the Tree's Roots and Stump in the Ground" carried two meaning: *1* It literally meant the tree shall not be uprooted though it be cut down, *2* It impliedly meant the Kingdom of Nebuchadnezzar shall be restored back to him after comes to the knowledge that the heaven rules.

So it's a message of "Restoration of Kingdom" through gaining certain "Knowledge." The Lord's apostles was seeking "Knowledge of the Time of Restoration of the Kingdom back to Israel," but that was neither the knowledge nor the restoration of kingdom the Lord called them to apostolate. As it is written,

[Acts 1:6‭-‬8 BSB] — So when they came together, they asked Him, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

That was the last question the Apostles or any man asked the Lord before He ascended back to heaven — "Will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?"

—*a*— The Time the Lord would restore the Kingdom back to Nebuchadnezzar is when he knows and acknowledges "The heaven rules." But,

—*b*— The Time the Lord would restore the Kingdom back to Israel is not when Israel knows and acknowledges the heaven rules, but when Israel shall know and say, "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord."

Nevertheless, just as Nebuchadnezzar's Tree was broken off but the root and stump were left in the ground pending the time of the restoration of the kingdom to him, even so were branches of Israel's Olive Tree broken off but the root for their restoration still holds for their time of restoration to come. As it is written,

[b][Romans 11:15‭-‬29] — "For if their being cast away is the reconciling of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead? For if the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches. And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them became a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree, do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you. You will say then, “Branches were broken off that I might be grafted in.” Well said. Because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Do not be haughty, but fear. For if God did not spare the natural branches, He may not spare you either. Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise you also will be cut off. And they also, if they do not continue in unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. For if you were cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, who are natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree? For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come out of Zion, And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob; For this is My covenant with them, When I take away their sins.” Concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but concerning the election they are beloved for the sake of the fathers. For the gifts and the calling of God are without repentance."[/b]

Just like to Israel in this regard, the gifts and calling of God to Nebuchadnezzar too were without repentance, and hence there's restoration of the kingdom back to Nebuchadnezzar. But that was not the case with Saul, for to Saul as King of Israel the gifts and calling of God were with repentance and regrets; for God regretted or repented that He gave the kingdom to Saul in the first place, and He also rejected Saul from, after choosing him to, being king, [1 Samuel 15:35].

Look at the top Bible verse above: "A command to leave the Root and Stump of that Tree that was destroyed in the ground" - Let's name it 'Root is the Ground.' And I say, the message of the "Root in the Ground" was better than the message of the "Handwriting on the Wall."

*A* According to the meaning of the "Root in the Ground" — Your kingdom shall be restored to you when you know the heaven rules above and through your kingdom. But,

*B* According to the meaning of the "Handwriting on the Wall" — Your kingdom is taken away from you, splitted in two and shared to the Medes and the Persians,

There are those to who the Lord Jesus called blessed because to them is given the Kingdom of Heaven — "Blessed are the poor in spirit and the persecuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 5:3,10). There are also those from who the Lord Jesus took away the kingdom of heaven and gave the Kingdom to others. As it is written,

[Matthew 21:43‭-‬44 AMP] — Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to [another] people who will produce the fruit of it. And he who falls on this Stone will be broken to pieces; but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”