Our use of these two principles, the temporal and the spatial, will benefit us in two matters, the first being: To facilitate the drawing of the correct timeline for the events mentioned in this book of the End Times; And the second, to confirm the correctness of the chosen principles; and we say, and with God Almighty is all success.

We can divide this book into six important sections, which are: 1. The First Section: Its events begin with the visions of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. Daniel said: "You, O king, are a king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given dominion, power, and might, and glory. And wherever the children of man dwell, or the beasts of the field, or the birds of the heavens, he has given them into your hand and has made you to rule over them all. You are the head of gold. And after you shall arise another kingdom inferior to you, and another third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth. And there shall be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron, because iron breaks in pieces and shatters all things; and like iron that crushes, it shall break and crush all these. And as you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter's clay and partly of iron, it shall be a divided kingdom; but there shall be in it the strength of iron, just as you saw iron mixed with the miry clay. And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly brittle. As you saw iron mixed with the miry clay, they will mingle with the offspring of men, but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay. And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall its dominion be left to another people. It shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. As you saw that a stone was cut from a mountain by no human hand, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold. The great God has made known to the king what shall be after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation sure." (Daniel 2:37-45) This statue represents the complete body of a deity, carrying a message of its spread and defense by four successive kingdoms; the first is represented by the golden head of the statue, which is the Babylonian kingdom; The second is represented by its silver chest and arms, which is the Persian kingdom; the third is represented by its bronze belly and thighs, which is the Greek kingdom; the fourth is represented by its iron legs and feet of iron mixed with clay, which is the Roman kingdom. Daniel said to the king: "You saw, and behold, a second beast, a second like a bear, raised up on one side. And it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And they said to it, ‘Arise, devour much flesh.’ After this I looked, and behold, another, like a leopard, with four wings of a bird on its back. And the beast had four heads, and dominion was given to it. After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible and exceedingly strong. And it had great iron teeth. It devoured and broke in pieces and stamped what was left with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns. I considered the horns, and behold, another horn, a little one, came up among them, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots. And behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things. I saw until thrones were placed, and an Ancient of Days took his seat; his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, and its wheels were burning fire. A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him. A thousand thousands served him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The court was seated, and the books were opened. I saw then because of the sound of the great words that the horn was speaking. I saw that the beast was slain, and its body destroyed and given to the burning flame. As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time. I saw in the night visions, and behold, one like a son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom is one that shall not be destroyed." (Daniel 7:5-14) The reason for the feet of the statue not being pure iron but iron mixed with clay is: Click here to return to the index Page 64 Explanation of the Times of the Events of the End Times