The ‘beast’ nations are the same ones seen in Daniel’s statue vision; the nations are described from a physical and historical narrative. The ‘beast’ nations in Daniel chapter 2 coincide with the historical narrative, but take on a spiritual meaning in Daniel chapter 7. I believe the ‘beasts’ are named for how they treat the nation of Isra’el and the Jewish
Tag: Islam
Is Hanukkah the Jewish Christmas?
The events surrounding Hanukkah, the Festival of Dedication, are found in the Apocrypha. It is rooted in Jewish history during the time when Alexander the Great wanted to Hellenize the world. At the same time, the Emperor Hadrian changed the name of Judea to the Greek Palestine in order to expedite the destruction of the nation and people of Israel.
The Land of Promise to Abraham
This was written for a very sweet Islamic girl named Lena. Thank you for asking me, “Do your writings say the land belongs to Israel?”
Rosh Chodesh – New Month
New Moon celebrations are mentioned throughout the Scriptures. In Hebrew, the New Moon is called Rosh Chodesh. According to Vine’s Dictionary of Biblical Terms, the Hebrew word rosh means ‘head’ and chadash means to ‘renew’ in the sense of ‘refresh.’ The noun form of chodesh means ‘moon’ making Rosh Chodesh literally mean the ‘renewing of the moon’ at the beginning of each month. Using the calendar God gave to the Israelites, there are 12 months of 28 days in a year. Each month is determined by the lunar cycle and begins with the new moon; 14 days after the new moon, there is a full moon.
http://tentstakeministries.net/2010/11/new-moon-rosh-chodesh/