There is a problem with EAR’s
thesis that Daniel chapter 7 refers to WWII
Dan 7:11 I looked then because of
the sound of the great words that the horn was speaking. And as I looked, the
beast was killed, and its body destroyed and given over to be burned with fire.
Dan 7:12 As for the rest of the
beasts, their dominion was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a
season and a time.
Ear states:-
v.11
I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to
the burning flame. v.12 AS CONCERNING THE REST OF THE
BEASTS, THEY HAD THEIR DOMINION TAKEN AWAY: YET THEIR LIVES WERE PROLONGED FOR
A SEASON AND TIME. (He is here referring to the three remaining
Beast Empires of Babylon, Persia and
Greece.)
The problem is that the empires of Babylon, Greece and Persia do not
all co-exist with the Germany of the
Second World war. Yet Daniel explicitly
states that after the destruction of the fourth beast, the other 3 had their
lives prolonged. Where was the Babylonian empire/beast during WWII?
If we are to believe EAR, then Daniel,
after prophesying about Germany and WWII, then decides to regale us with some
information about 3 ancient empires (one of which, Babylon, only had 2 years
left to run at the time of the prophecy/vision), leaving out Rome for some
reason. Apparently, according to EAR, it is
important that we know that these 3 ancient empires had their lives extended
for a season and a time. Anyone care to pinpoint exactly when/what this season and
a time was for each of these 3 ancient empires.? Of course not, because history
does not support these 3 empires having their lives extended for a season and a
time. Babylon at the time of the prophecy had 2
years to go – was this it’s season and a time?
It is pretty clear that all 3 beasts get the same time for
their lives to be prolonged which is therefore saying that all 3 beasts,
co-existing, share the same time period for their lives to be prolonged.
Richard Spendiff
Richard@spendiff.fslife.co.uk