Yes, the mountain symbolizes the kingdom of Christ that fills the earth.
In Daniel 2, the stone cut without hands destroys the image and becomes a great mountain, symbolizing Christ's kingdom that will replace all previous Gentile empires. Les Feldick emphasizes that in Scripture, a mountain symbolically represents a kingdom, most generally the kingdom.
Daniel 2:35 — This verse describes the stone that smote the image becoming a great mountain, establishing the mountain as a symbol of the kingdom.
In Daniel 2, Nebuchadnezzar dreams of a great image made of various metals: gold, silver, brass, iron, and clay. In his interpretation, Daniel reveals that a stone cut without hands strikes the image, and the metals become like chaff that the wind carries away, leaving no place for them. Then the stone becomes a great mountain that fills the whole earth (Daniel 2:35). The scripture declares that this stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, identifying it as divine and not human. The context of Daniel 2:44-45 shows that the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, and it will break in pieces and consume all other kingdoms, standing forever.
Les Feldick teaches that the stone in Nebuchadnezzar's dream is Christ, and the mountain into which it grows symbolizes the kingdom He will establish. He stresses that in Scripture, when a mountain is used symbolically (not as a specific place like Mount Sinai), it represents a kingdom, most generally the kingdom. This kingdom is the one that Christ will set up on earth at His second coming, replacing the Gentile empires depicted by the image. Les emphasizes that this kingdom is literal, physical, and political, and it will fill the whole earth.
Les Feldick points out that certain symbolic words in Scripture maintain consistent meaning. When a mountain is mentioned without specifying a particular one, it generally represents a kingdom. He references Isaiah 2:2, where the mountain of the Lord's house is established in the top of the mountains, indicating the kingdom of God exalted above all other kingdoms.
The stone, which is Christ, destroys the image and becomes a great mountain filling the earth. This signifies that Christ's kingdom will replace all previous Gentile kingdoms. Les Feldick teaches that this is a literal, physical kingdom that will be established when Christ returns, and not merely a spiritual idea.
Why Is Nebuchadnezzar's Dream Still Relevant Today? Daniel 2
of Star Wars or out of some comic strip. I don't care how you picture it, but I want you to picture it in the context of a human torso, and the head, as Nebuchadnezzar saw it, was of pure gold, the chest of silver, the belly area of brass, the legs of iron, and then you come down to the bottom where the feet were made a mixture of iron and clay.
The Stone as Christ
Les teaches that the stone cut without hands is Christ in His second coming, who will destroy the residue of Gentile kingdoms and fill the whole earth.
Mountain Symbolism
Les explains that a mountain in Scripture, unless identified as a specific place, symbolizes a kingdom, and here the stone becomes a great mountain representing Christ's kingdom.
Kingdom Exalted Above All
Les refers to Isaiah 2:2 to show that the mountain (kingdom) of the Lord's house will be established above all kingdoms, and all nations shall flow unto it.
Daniel's Dream, the Antichrist & the Mark of the Beast
Now I think just to give us a little hint of how huge that must have been in Nebuchadnezzar's dream, just turn the page a second, go over to chapter 3, because I have to feel that this dream somehow or other was a catalyst to what Nebuchadnezzar actually does then in this next chapter. And this is interesting.
Nebuchadnezzar's Dream That Predicted Every World Empire — Daniel 2
Now I think just to give us a little hint of how huge that must have been in Nebuchadnezzar's dream, just turn the page a second, go over to chapter 3, because I have to feel that this dream somehow or other was a catalyst to what Nebuchadnezzar actually does then in this next chapter. And this is interesting.
Recap of Dream
Les recaps the dream of Nebuchadnezzar, setting the context for the interpretation.
Context of Gentile Kingdoms
Les explains that the image depicted all the great Gentile empires, which the stone kingdom will replace.
Daniel 2:34-35: Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
This passage is the core of the dream's interpretation, showing the stone (Christ) becoming a mountain (kingdom).
Daniel 2:44-45: And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.
This verse confirms that the stone represents an everlasting kingdom set up by God.
Isaiah 2:2: And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
This verse uses the mountain as a symbol of the kingdom, which Les cites to support the interpretation.
No, the mountain is symbolic. In Scripture, when a mountain is used without specifying a particular place, it represents a kingdom. In the dream, the stone becomes a great mountain, symbolizing Christ's kingdom that fills the earth.
No, Les Feldick teaches that the kingdom is literal, physical, and political, to be established when Christ returns. While an inward spiritual relationship is necessary to be part of it, the kingdom itself is tangible.
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