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The Kingdom Of Heaven
Truly answer me… In judgment and in dream.
Nebuchadnezzar, “Ancient Babylonian inscription” (6th century BC)
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princess shall rule in judgment.
Isaiah the prophet (8th century BC)
The Terror of Dreams
An image, great and terrible, bright in glistening metals. A head of gold, breast of silver, belly of brass, and legs of iron. Stuff worthy of a nightmare, and that’s exactly where the king of Babylon met it. But there was more. As the king watched, a stone, untouched by human hands, was cut from a mountain and hurled at the image’s feet. The image shattered and became as “the chaff of the summer threshing floors,” and the winds carried the residue away. Then the stone grew and grew until it became a great mountain that filled the whole earth. Quite a big dream, even for a king.
King Nebuchadnezzar knew that what he had seen in his nightmare was a revelation, a divine message, of immense importance. He had to know what it all meant. So he called the wise men of Babylon … the magicians, the astrologers, the sorcerers … and demanded of them the meaning of the dream (Dan.
Source: http://www.offthegridnews.com/religion/the-kingdom-of-heaven/
