Daniel 2:44
“In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed... It will crush all those kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever.”
King James Version
Fulfillment References
Matthew 4:17 Luke 17:21 Daniel 7:13-14
Archaeological & Historical Evidence
The four kingdoms (Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, Rome) are universally confirmed by archaeology and ancient history.
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
JewishFuture Messianic kingdom not yet established.
CatholicThe kingdom of God inaugurated by Christ; fully at his return.
ProtestantThe stone = Christ and his kingdom that grows.
DispensationalThe stone smashes the statue = Second Coming establishing the Millennial Kingdom.
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