I read with interest your article.  Have been a prophecy student for many years and have gotten the book of Revelations down pretty good, but the book of Daniel still gives me trouble, particularly with the timing of the events.

Have read the Illuminati and Masonic conspiracies and have concluded there is much truth in it, but those groups are full of deception.  They like to operate behind closed doors.  Satan's side though does like to mimic God by foretelling their events, but are not nearly as forthcoming with the truth.  We can see their veiled attempts through the media, particularly the motion picture industry.  God on the other hand, plays His cards face up.  He does not lie.  All you have to do is decipher what He is saying, but no mean feat.

God does use patterns, particularly numeric and He generally foreshadows coming events.  I paraphrase Solomon in Ecclesiastis 1:9 and 3:15, there is nothing new under the sun, what has been will be.  Many think that once a prophetic passage has come to pass that it has been fulfilled and is over, but I find  almost every prophetic event in the OT appears to come around again for fulfillment in the last days.

Hence, I read with curiosity your analysis that Bush is the goat leading the western and Grecian ideas of democracy.  He may well be as he seems to think that democracy is the solution to the world's problems.  Surely, our air forces and armies are able to "fly" across vast distances in short periods of time.  The Shiite and Sunnis are the two arms of Islam and maybe a end times version of the Medes and Persians.  The passages in Daniel appear to be speaking to two different applications of this prophecy, one for Alexander the Great in his day and maybe again in the end time.

Let me point out some other areas of the bush that are in scripture and let's see if you or we can tie these together.

In Gen 3:17-18, God curses the ground because of Adam and Eve's sin and it begins to bring forth thorns and thistles (tares)(both associated with the bush as non-fruit bearing plants to be destroyed in the end time by fire).

In Exodus 3:2-4, Moses is amazed by the burning bush which is not harmed by the fire.  (Goes along with the parable of the wheat field in which an enemy sows tares.  Jesus tells his servants to let the tares grow up with the wheat and when they are grown, He will gather the wheat into the barn and then burn the tares.)

Luke 6:44,  For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes. (the bush is associated with the thorns/thistles as a tare and an unfruitful plant).
 
Judges 9:8-15.  a parable of the trees who anoint themselves a king....the olive tree, the fig tree and the vine all decline to be king.... but the bramble bush says come and put your trust in my shadow; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.  (This one may well have end time application.  Our national and military alliances say live in the power of our protective umbrella and our military technology provides the fire.)

Luke 20:35-38 and Mark 12:25-27.  Jesus links the end time resurrection of the dead of 1 Thes 4:12-17 (the bride rapture) with the bush.  (He is definately pointing us to the bush as a sign of this event).  Job 11:6 says the secrets to wisdom, that they are double to that which is.  (one of several applications, this one would indicate Bush #2 as at the helm of Joseph when the separation occurs)

Job 30:7-8, vile, base men dwell in the bush. (character of the world system in which the bush is head)

Deut 33:13-17,  is Moses' blessing on Joseph, an end time blessing as was Jacob's in Gen 49:1, 22-26.   Deut 33:16, Men of goodwill dwell in the bush and are separated (raptured) at this time.  (Jesus appeared in a bush, but did not dwell there.  Joseph's blessing was a blessing on the faithful believers of the gentile church:  multi-colored coat - all peoples, kindreds, families, tongues of Rev 5:9 and 7:9;  lived separate from his brethren - christians are called to live separate from the world;  a crown placed on his head because he lived separate - brides reward).

Deut 33:17.  Joseph's (Ephraim's) nature is changed after this separation.  His horns are like the horns of unicorns (an occultic symbol?); with him he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth....Ephraim and Manasseh. (forms the New World Order, one world gov't).  (HW Bush annouced the NWO and it is his cabinet that GW has advising him.)

Job 1:7 and 2:2, twice God identifies Satan as a walker, walking to and fro and up and down in the earth.  Can it be a fluke that GW Bush's middle name is Walker?

Rev 18:  Commercial Babylon is destroyed.  The blessings on Joseph (USA) provide clues in this chapter that it is aimed at him.  Vs 4, come out of her my people..... (goes along with the Deut 33:16 separation/rapture.)   Vs 6, reward her double unto her double and double again (Joseph received the double blessing and according to Moses in Deut, if she fell away from God would then receive double cursing).  Vs 8, her plagues are death, mourning, famine, utterly burned with fire (same as those Moses promised in the blessings/curses of Deut.  Vs 14, the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee (all Joseph's blessings included fruitfulness)
Vs 23, and the light of a candle shall no more shine in thee and the voice of the bridegroom and bride no longer heard (she who is the leader of the gentile christian church is utterly forsaken).   These descriptions have to be Ephraim, the US, and currently, the bush is the leader.

Micah 5:5-15 is the US in Desert Storm one.  Kuwait is part of the promised land to Abraham.  Hussein the Assyrian invaded it.  We along with 7 shephards (other tribes of Israel) and 8 prinicipal men defeated them in the entrances of Nimrod, i.e. at the banks of the Euphrates River.  What is important here is in vs 8, the remnant of Jacob is among the gentiles and where ever we go, none can deliver, all our enemies are cut off.  As you continue to the end of the chapter, you see that we are destroyed suddenly, because of our witchcrafts and because we worship the works of our hands.  This goes hand in hand with the Rev 18 prophecy.

John, I see a period of 3.5 years from the time of this separation (bride rapture) until the 4th seal opens (the pale horse rides) bringing in Death (antichrist) and Hell (false prophet).  During this period, the white horse is the tribulation saints carrying out a worldwide revival.  Luke 11:5-13 indicates Jesus will give them a Pentecostal outpouring of the Holy Spirit even greater than the apostles.  Their number in Rev 7:9 is too great to number.  They have a 7 year period to the midpoint of the tribulation by which time they are all dead.  They are resurrected with the two witnesses.     Their spirit is the Holy Spirit as opposed to the red horse (war spirit) and black horse (famine spirit). The antichrist comes with the pale horse and will then confirm the peace treaty with many with Israel.

The antichrist has 10 horns under him.  Rev 17:13 says they give their power to him.  Obviously, they are the source behind the antichrist's power.  These are persons who have not kingdoms (not kings, presidents, prime ministers etc), but are given power with him.  I think these are the illuminati heads who currently sit atop the world banks.  All corporate structure through financial ties are underneath them.  They literally control the politicians, corporate and civic leaders of the world and they do so now.  It seems to me that the bush works for these princes, though as president of the mightiest nation, he wields power above the other political leaders.  Still, it is a jungle of intertwined thorns, thistles, poisonous vines and bushes.

Deut 33:17 makes it clear that Ephraim is a power that pushes the world together and it is obvious that the Bush family has power here.  However, Ephraim and Manasseh (US and GB) have been doing this since WW2 since we were the economic and military powers coming out of that world destruction.  Russia is a military power and the head of the Gog/Magog confederation.  God cleverly wove their leaders' name into the Ez 38:4 passage.  I will rearrange to make it clear.  I will hooks to thy jaws put-in.  Our leaders have seen to it that the King of the East gets the technology transfers she needs to become a world player.

I am not certain what happens to the Bush after the rapture, but the bow of strength resides in Joseph until her sudden destruction.  I hope I am worthy to be the bride and miss it.  The sudden destruction, in one hours time with hail, fire and brimstone pretty much says nuclear disaster.  Certainly, the rapture may weaken us and maybe some natural disasters, but something gives (likely Russia) the idea she can get away with a nuclear attack.  I do believe the old story of Joseph being sold out by his brothers will come around again.  Our NATO partners will doublecross us and make a deal with Russia.  They will not abide the treaty.

My best guess is the antichrist comes out of the throne of England (Manasseh).  1 Kings 9:5, indicates God promised  David that he should have his seed on the throne of Israel without fail.  For me, that says all that needs to be said.  This throne is in existance over at least some of the Israelite tribes today and Davidic bloodline is upon it.  Judah's throne line was destroyed 600 years before Christ and Christ did not come to this earth as a king.  The throne that is in existance belongs to Jesus when He comes.  There must be some reason why Jesus should have the right to overthrow those on it.  I suspect it is because the antichrist sits upon it.  The bloodline, the coat of arms and other royal symbols indicate this is likely.  Jesus will move the throne back to Jerusalem.

I would like to close by saying this to any that read this letter.  Despite what I am saying about the bush, I am not making a personal attack on the President of our nation.  I do not know him personally and have never met him.  Many say he is born again and conducts prayers regularly.  I am not his judge.  My job is to pray for him.  That said, some things do not add up.  To be initiated into the Skull and Bones, to be a 33 degree Mason, to bow and kiss a Japanese idol does not fit with scriptural guidance for a true christian.  There is much deception in both our media and our politics.  Those in power are all about image.  It is best to be harmless as a sheep, but wise as a serpent.  All the same, if God can save me, He has the power to save the bush as well.