Which empire does the Lord strike when He returns at the end of the tribulation?
At the end of the tribulation, when the Lord returns, He strikes the empire then functioning, described as the iron and clay of the Toas, or the revived Roman Empire, crushing all Gentile rule and empire. This fulfills the imagery of Daniel 2's great image.
Les teaches that Daniel 2's great image depicts the successive Gentile empires: the head of gold, chest of silver, belly of brass, legs of iron, and feet of iron and clay. When the Lord returns at the end of the tribulation, He will strike that image on the empire then functioning—the iron and clay of the Toas, or the revived Roman Empire—and crush everything that smacks of Gentile rule and empire. This event, Les suggests, may explain the 75-day gap before the resurrection of Old Testament saints into the Kingdom.
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What will the Lord do to the image of Daniel 2 when He returns?
At His return, the Lord will strike the image that represents all the empires on the empire then functioning.