12 Foundation Stones Class 7 For Younger Children - Bible Prophecy: The Future Foretold
12 Foundation Stones Class 7 For Younger Children - Bible Prophecy: The Future Foretold
12 Foundation Stones Class 7 For Younger Children - Bible Prophecy: The Future Foretold
Daniel 2:31-39 -
“King, in your
dream you saw a
large statue in front
of you that was
very large and
shiny. It was very
impressive. The
head of the statue
was made from
pure gold. Its chest
and the arms were
made from silver.
The belly and upper
part of the legs
were made from
bronze. The lower
part of the legs was
made from iron. Its
feet were made
partly of iron and
partly of clay.
While you were looking at the statue, you saw a rock that was
cut loose, but not by human hands. Then the rock hit the statue on
its feet of iron and clay and smashed them. Then the iron, the clay,
the bronze, the silver, and the gold broke to pieces all at the same
time. The wind blew them away, and there was nothing left. No
one could tell that a statue had ever been there.
Then the rock that hit the statue became a very large mountain and
filled up the whole earth.
That was your dream. Now we will tell the king what it means.
King, you are the most important king. The God of heaven has given
you a kingdom, power, strength, and glory. He has given you
control, and you rule over people and the wild animals and the
birds. Wherever they live, God has made you ruler over them all.
King Nebuchadnezzar, you are that head of gold on the statue.
“Another kingdom will come after you, but it will not be as great as
your kingdom.
Next, a third kingdom will rule over the earth—that is the bronze
part.
We know from history that this third kingdom of bronze, the one to
follow Persia, was the Grecian Empire.
Daniel 2:40 - Then there will be a fourth kingdom. That kingdom
will be strong like iron. Just as iron breaks things and smashes them
to pieces, that fourth kingdom will break all the other kingdoms
and smash them to pieces.
Daniel 2:41-43 -The feet and toes you saw were a combination of
iron and baked clay, showing that this kingdom will be divided. Like
iron mixed with clay, it will have some of the strength of iron. But
while some parts of it will be as strong as iron, other parts will be
as weak as clay.
After its fall, Rome was broken up into the "iron" and "clay"
countries of the feet and toes.
Daniel 2:44 - During the reigns of those kings, the God of heaven
will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed or conquered. It
will crush all these kingdoms into nothingness, and it will stand
forever.
The stone that "struck the image" (Daniel 2:34) is Jesus, and this
"great mountain" that "filled the whole earth" (Daniel 2:35) is
Christ's Kingdom on Earth!
Micah 4:1-4 - ... The mountain of the Lord’s house will be the
highest of all—the most important place on earth. It will be raised
above the other hills, and people from all over the world will stream
there to worship.
People from many
nations will come and
say, “Come, let us go
up to the mountain of
the Lord, ... There he
will teach us his ways,
and we will walk in his
paths.”
Revelation 19:6-9 - Then I heard again what sounded like the shout
of a vast crowd or the roar of mighty ocean waves or the crash of
loud thunder: “Praise the LORD! For the Lord our God, the Almighty,
reigns. Let us be glad and rejoice, and let us give honor to him. For
the time has come for the wedding feast of the Lamb, and his bride
has prepared herself.
In that day the wolf and the lamb will live together; the leopard will
lie down with the baby goat. The calf and the yearling will be safe
with the lion, and a little child will lead them all.
The cow will graze near the bear. The cub and the calf will lie down
together. The lion will eat hay like a cow. The baby will play safely
near the hole of a cobra. Yes, a little child will put its hand in a nest
of deadly snakes without harm. Nothing will hurt or destroy in all
my holy mountain. (Isaiah 11:6-9)
Text adapted from the original 12 Foundations Stones course. Featured on www.freekidstories.org
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