Olivet Discourse and Biblical Prophecy of Jesus Christ

Part 24

The Olivet Discourse

And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to show him the buildings of the temple. -- Mat 24:1 (KJV)

And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. -- Mat 24:2 (KJV)

And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying,

Tell us,

When shall the temple be torn down ?

when shall these things be?

What sign will alert us to your return ?

and what shall be the sign of thy coming,

Teach us the events leading up to the end of the age ?

and of the end of the world? -- Mat 24:3 (KJV)

Matthew's version of the Olivet Discourse

Mat 24:4-42 (KJV)

Mark's version of the Olivet Discourse

Mark 13:5-32 (KJV)

Luke's version of the Olivet Discourse

And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said, -- Luke 21:5 (KJV)

As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. -- Luke 21:6 (KJV)

And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass? -- Luke 21:7 (KJV)

And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them. -- Luke 21:8 (KJV)

But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by. -- Luke 21:9 (KJV)

Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: -- Luke 21:10 (KJV)

And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven. -- Luke 21:11 (KJV)

But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake. -- Luke 21:12 (KJV)

And it shall turn to you for a testimony. -- Luke 21:13 (KJV)

Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer: -- Luke 21:14 (KJV)

For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. -- Luke 21:15 (KJV)

And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death. -- Luke 21:16 (KJV)

And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake. -- Luke 21:17 (KJV)

But there shall not an hair of your head perish. -- Luke 21:18 (KJV)

In your patience possess ye your souls. -- Luke 21:19 (KJV)

And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. -- Luke 21:20 (KJV)

Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. -- Luke 21:21 (KJV)

For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. -- Luke 21:22 (KJV)

But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people. -- Luke 21:23 (KJV)

And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. -- Luke 21:24 (KJV)

And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; -- Luke 21:25 (KJV)

Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. -- Luke 21:26 (KJV)

And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. -- Luke 21:27 (KJV)

And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. -- Luke 21:28 (KJV)

And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees; -- Luke 21:29 (KJV)

When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. -- Luke 21:30 (KJV)

So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. -- Luke 21:31 (KJV)

Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. -- Luke 21:32 (KJV)

Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. -- Luke 21:33 (KJV)

And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. -- Luke 21:34 (KJV)

For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. -- Luke 21:35 (KJV)

Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. -- Luke 21:36 (KJV)

1. When shall the temple be torn down ?

when shall these things be? Mat 24:3 (KJV)

The Jews in Jerusalem accused of Treason

The temple priests announced their sudden refusal to no longer offer up sacrifices and prayers on behalf of the Roman emperor.

Jewish resistance

And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. -- Mat 24:6 (KJV)

Cestius Gallus, governor of the Roman province of Syria (which included Judea), marched south from Antioch with two legions (6000) of armies. October A.D. 66

Cestius' legions were suddenly attacked by guerrilla who killed 515 Romans at a loss of only 22 Jews.

A.D. 66 - Jerusalem was encompassed with soldiers to regain control over the temple. He left over a legion of Roman guards to hold the temple and mysteriously and unexpectantly withdrew from Jerusalem to Antioch.

Jewish resistance successfully attacked and overthrew the Romans, killing practically the entire legion wit arrows, spears, and rocks.

And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. -- Luke 21:20 (KJV)

Flee into the wilderness to escape persecution

Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. -- Luke 21:21 (KJV)

A.D. 66 - The sudden departure of Cestius Gallus left a perfect opportunity for the Jews that believed Christ's words to escape the desolation.

And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. -- Rev 12:14 (KJV)

For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. -- Luke 21:22 (KJV)

All these are the beginning of sorrows. -- Mat 24:8 (KJV)

Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. -- Mat 24:9 (KJV)

The Emperor Nero summoned his capable general Vespasian from Britan who, together with his son Titus, laid plans to recapture the city. They planned the seige to take place during the Jewish Passover in the spring of 70 A.D. At least 1/4 of a million Jews would be brutally put to death through starvation, burning, shot through with arrows, crucified, hacked up in pieces, and many others were enslaved leading to their eventual death.

But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by. -- Luke 21:9 (KJV)

And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. -- Luke 21:24 (KJV)

Abomination of Desolation

When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) -- Mat 24:15 (KJV)

With over four legions of soldiers, Titus began his seige of Jerusalem. It was not Titus' desire to tear down the temple but merely to regain control of it, although the massacre of the people and bloodshed was planned to teach the rebels a lesson.

Daniel contains keys to unlock Bible prophecy

And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate. -- Dan 11:31 (KJV)

And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits. -- Dan 11:32 (KJV)

Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death. -- Mark 13:12 (KJV)

Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. -- Dan 8:11 (KJV)

And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practiced, and prospered. -- Dan 8:12 (KJV)

Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot? -- Dan 8:13 (KJV)

And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. -- Dan 9:26 (KJV)

And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. -- Rev 12:6 (KJV)

And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. -- Rev 12:15 (KJV)

And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. -- Rev 12:16 (KJV)

And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate. -- Dan 9:27 (KJV)

Jewish resistance

A.D. 66 - Cestius Gallus left Jerusalem and the temple intact after regaining control. Obviously there had been some peace agreement made with the priests at the temple which left Cestius with the assurrance that the legion which he left behind would be enough to keep things under control.

A.D. 70 - Just 3 1/2 years later, the Romans soldiers would return. This time the temple would be demolished, stone by stone.

Roman Standards

After destroying the temple the Romans carried their standards into the temple. These were long poles having cross arms near the top from which each Roman legion hung their own characteristic symbol. It is said by some that these soldiers actually worshipped their standards which most likely means the protecting god that each standard represented.

Swine Sacrifice in the Temple

Famine,

... and there shall be famines, -- Mat 24:7 (KJV)

Plagues of Sickness and Disease, Persecutions

... and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. -- Mat 24:7 (KJV)

To make things worse, three different gang like bands of rebel Jews began to attack and terrorize their fellow Jews. The desolation and destruction of Jerusalem, with 1/4 million dead bodies throughout the land created an environment of great pestilence and the rapid spread of great plagues of sickness and disease. Dwindling supplies throughout the city created great panic and famine was so bad that woman actually ate their own babies.

And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. -- Mat 24:10 (KJV)

Near the end of August, some of the Romans, infuriated with Jewish fanaticism and resistance, finally set fire to the gold plated wood of the temple's wall and ceilings.

Still, the surviving Jews refused to surrender and Titus literally turned his troops loose upon them to do whatever they chose to do with them.

Just about everyone throughout Jerusalem died. At least 97,000 men, woman, and children were taken into captivity as prisoners. Many of these would face the animals in amphitheaters.

And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. -- Rev 6:8 (KJV)

And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days. -- Dan 11:33 (KJV)

Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries. -- Dan 11:34 (KJV)

And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed. -- Dan 11:35 (KJV)

Many Jews were compelled to dig the corinthian canal in Greece. Many others were sent to Egypt to toil there to their death as slaves. Some were sold to the Gentiles living in Judea as slaves. They were sold for mere pennies to to the great dearth and poor economy throughout the land.

And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. -- Mat 24:2 (KJV)

Why is Prophecy So Important ?

It is the evidence that the rest will occur

But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee: -- Deu 28:15 (KJV)

And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the LORD thy God hath given thee. -- Deu 28:52 (KJV)

And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee: -- Deu 28:53 (KJV)

And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man (kinsman redeemer) shall buy you. -- Deu 28:68 (KJV)

Mark's version of the Olivet Discourse

And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you: -- Mark 13:5 (KJV)

For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. -- Mark 13:6 (KJV)

And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet. -- Mark 13:7 (KJV)

For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows. -- Mark 13:8 (KJV)

But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them. -- Mark 13:9 (KJV)

And the gospel must first be published among all nations. -- Mark 13:10 (KJV)

But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost. -- Mark 13:11 (KJV)

Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death. -- Mark 13:12 (KJV)

And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. -- Mark 13:13 (KJV)

But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains: -- Mark 13:14 (KJV)

And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house: -- Mark 13:15 (KJV)

And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment. -- Mark 13:16 (KJV)

But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! -- Mark 13:17 (KJV)

And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter. -- Mark 13:18 (KJV)

For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be. -- Mark 13:19 (KJV)

And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days. -- Mark 13:20 (KJV)

And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not: -- Mark 13:21 (KJV)

For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall show signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect. -- Mark 13:22 (KJV)

But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things. -- Mark 13:23 (KJV)

But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, -- Mark 13:24 (KJV)

And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. -- Mark 13:25 (KJV)

And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. -- Mark 13:26 (KJV)

And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. -- Mark 13:27 (KJV)

Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near: -- Mark 13:28 (KJV)

So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors. -- Mark 13:29 (KJV)

Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done. -- Mark 13:30 (KJV)

Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. -- Mark 13:31 (KJV)

But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. -- Mark 13:32 (KJV)

1. When shall the temple be torn down ?

when shall these things be? Mat 24:3 (KJV)

Loosing the Seven Seals

And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. -- Rev 5:5 (KJV)

Isaiah Prophecied of this unbelieving generation

Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink. -- Isa 29:9 (KJV)

For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered. -- Isa 29:10 (KJV)

And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed: -- Isa 29:11 (KJV)

And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned. -- Isa 29:12 (KJV)

Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men: -- Isa 29:13 (KJV)

Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid. -- Isa 29:14 (KJV)

And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book , and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness. -- Isa 29:18 (KJV)

The Book Was Sealed Up by Daniel

But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book , even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. -- Dan 12:4 (KJV)

And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. -- Dan 12:9 (KJV)

We MUST Understand the Book of Daniel

And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him. -- Dan 2:1 (KJV)

Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to show the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king. -- Dan 2:2 (KJV)

And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream. -- Dan 2:3 (KJV)

Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation. -- Dan 2:4 (KJV)

The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill. -- Dan 2:5 (KJV)

But if ye show the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore show me the dream, and the interpretation thereof. -- Dan 2:6 (KJV)

They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation of it. -- Dan 2:7 (KJV)

The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me. -- Dan 2:8 (KJV)

But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can show me the interpretation thereof. -- Dan 2:9 (KJV)

The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can show the king's matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean. -- Dan 2:10 (KJV)

And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can show it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh. -- Dan 2:11 (KJV)

For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. -- Dan 2:12 (KJV)

And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain. -- Dan 2:13 (KJV)

Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon: -- Dan 2:14 (KJV)

He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. -- Dan 2:15 (KJV)

Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would show the king the interpretation. -- Dan 2:16 (KJV)

Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions: -- Dan 2:17 (KJV)

That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. -- Dan 2:18 (KJV)

Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven. -- Dan 2:19 (KJV)

Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his: -- Dan 2:20 (KJV)

And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding: -- Dan 2:21 (KJV)

He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him. -- Dan 2:22 (KJV)

I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king's matter. -- Dan 2:23 (KJV)

Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will show unto the king the interpretation. -- Dan 2:24 (KJV)

Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation. -- Dan 2:25 (KJV)

The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof? -- Dan 2:26 (KJV)

Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, show unto the king; -- Dan 2:27 (KJV)

But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these; -- Dan 2:28 (KJV)

As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass. -- Dan 2:29 (KJV)

But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart. -- Dan 2:30 (KJV)

Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible. -- Dan 2:31 (KJV)

This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, -- Dan 2:32 (KJV)

His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. -- Dan 2:33 (KJV)

Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. -- Dan 2:34 (KJV)

Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth. -- Dan 2:35 (KJV)

This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king. -- Dan 2:36 (KJV)

Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. -- Dan 2:37 (KJV)

And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold. -- Dan 2:38 (KJV)

And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth. -- Dan 2:39 (KJV)

And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise. -- Dan 2:40 (KJV)

And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay. -- Dan 2:41 (KJV)

And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. -- Dan 2:42 (KJV)

And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay. -- Dan 2:43 (KJV)

And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. -- Dan 2:44 (KJV)

Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure. -- Dan 2:45 (KJV)

Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him. -- Dan 2:46 (KJV)

The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret. -- Dan 2:47 (KJV)

Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon. -- Dan 2:48 (KJV)

Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the king. -- Dan 2:49 (KJV)