Which empire does Christ strike when He returns at the end of the tribulation?
At His return at the end of the tribulation, Christ strikes the final Gentile empire then functioning: the revived Roman Empire, pictured in Daniel’s image as the iron and clay. He crushes everything that smacks of Gentile rule and empire.
Les explains that Daniel 2 records Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of a great image representing the great empires of the world: the head of gold, chest of silver, belly of brass, legs of iron, and feet of iron and clay. These picture the Gentile empires coming down through history. When the Lord returns at the end of the tribulation, He will strike that image—the representative of all the empires—on the empire then functioning, which is the iron and clay of the Toas, or the revived Roman Empire. He will crush everything that smacks of Gentile rule and empire.
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Which empire is functioning when the Lord returns?
The empire then functioning at the Lord's return is the iron and clay of the toes, or the revived Roman Empire.