The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-04-30
Two Works of Grace ~
1< y and Gods
y = Hand in it All
BY w. c. ANDERSON
CHAPTER X.-Oontinued.

CHAPTER X.-Continued.
How happy, oh how happy, Anoch
and all the wise men must to have been
to find man who was able through
the spirit of God to tell the king all of
his forgotten dream and then give its
full meaning, Were not the wise men
of Babylon deeply interested and in
deed very much concerned about the
Interpretation of the very mysteriously
forgotten dream? Has not the world
of mankind forgotten the dream and
the prophets Interpretation just at
period when they should best know it,
and when they should be looking for
It's fulfillment? Should those wise men
be more anxious to know the mystery
of the dream than we of the present
day9 Was not the whole thing to
point men down to this age of the
world as well as to warn kings of that
age that God had all power and would
finally bring all kings and kingdoms
under himp Should we not today be
as anxious to know the truth of Gods
word as those wise men were to know
the true Interpretation of the hidden
dream? Is not Gods decree even
worse than the kings to those who will
not believe his prophets? But what
does the prophet teach in this chapter
that so much concerns of this age? We
will follow him and see. 1t is written
farther that the king said to Daniel.
Art thou able to make known unto me
the dream which have seen and the
Interpretation thereof? Daniel an
swered in the presence of the king, and
said: The secret which the king hath
demanded and which cannot be inter-
preted by the wise men, but there is q
god in heaven that revealeth secrets
and maketh known to thee Nebuchad-
nezzar what shall be in the latter days.
Take notice that these things are to
come in the last or latter days. He
tells the dream. Thy dream and the
vision of thy head upon thy bed are
th yse: 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.
Then, 0 king, savest and behold q
great image. This great image whose
brightness was excellent, stood before
thee and the form thereof was terrible
Do you see what he says of this great
image? 1t is but photograph of tht
worlds kings and kingdoms down tc
the present age. Listen to the proph
cts description Of the great image
This images head was Of find gold, hi
breast aud his arms of silver, his belly
and his thighs Of brass. His legs o
iron, his feet part iron and part of clay
Remember that he begins with tn
feet. He says to the king thou saves
till that stone was cut out withou
hands, which smote the image upol
his feet that were of iron and clay, AM
broke them to pieces. This stone re
ferred to is that stone which the build
ers rejected which became the head Q
the conner, and which has reference t
his coming when he shall be king of al
kingdoms. Then he says was the iron
the clay, the brass, the silver and tn
gold broken to pieces together and be
came like the chaff OF the summe
threshing floors; and the wind carrie
them away that no place was found fc
them, and the stone that smote tn
image became great mountain an
filled the whole earth. We see tha
this great image which was terable ha
been or will be blown away, and th
one king now fills the whole earth. ]
is written that the earth shall be file
with his glory. SO we will listen
the prophet as he gives the plain il
: depreciation of the image the king saw
Thou, o king, and king of kings Il
the god of heaven hath given thee
kingdom, power and strength, an
glory. And wheresoever the childre
= of men dwell, the beasts of the fe