The Kingdom of God. The Church .i.e. the Catholic Church
The Universal Church is the Catholic Church. A Kingdom designed by God and being foretold, even 600 years before the coming of Jesus Christ.
During the time of Daniel, Nebuchadnezzar the king had met a mysterious dream and was eager to know the meaning.
The Dream of A Great Statute
"You, O king, were looking and then, there was a single great statue; that statue, which was large and of extraordinary splendor, was standing in front of you and its appearance, was awesome.
Statue "The head of that statue was made of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of bronze, its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay.
Stone "You continued looking until a stone was cut out without hands and it struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and crushed them.”Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were crushed all at the same time and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away so that not a trace of them was found. But the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth. (Daniel 2: 31-35)
Statue "The head of that statue was made of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of bronze, its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay.
Stone "You continued looking until a stone was cut out without hands and it struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and crushed them.”Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were crushed all at the same time and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away so that not a trace of them was found. But the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth. (Daniel 2: 31-35)
Interpretation of the Dream
Stone - The Second Coming (Future) Pentecost "In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, and that kingdom will not be left for another people; it will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, but it will itself endure forever.
"Just as you saw that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands and that it crushed the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold, the great God has made known to the king what will take place in the future; so the dream is true and its interpretation can be trusted."(Daniel2:44-45)
It is during the days when the kingdom is divided that God will set up His kingdom. God combined the image of the shattered earth with the cause, the Rock. The rain from heaven brings the curse in Deuteronomy 28: 23-24.
"Just as you saw that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands and that it crushed the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold, the great God has made known to the king what will take place in the future; so the dream is true and its interpretation can be trusted."(Daniel2:44-45)
It is during the days when the kingdom is divided that God will set up His kingdom. God combined the image of the shattered earth with the cause, the Rock. The rain from heaven brings the curse in Deuteronomy 28: 23-24.
Wisdom, the principal attribute of the Almighty, has seven key aspects, or "pillars. The Sacrament” "Wisdom hath built her house; she hath hewn out her seven pillars:" Proverbs 9:1.
And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. Mt. 16:18
And they sang a new song: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation”. Rev 5:9
Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the Church of God which He purchased with His own Blood. Act.20:28
You are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the house hold of God (The Catholic Church), having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit. Eph 2:19-2
You are being blessed and received salvation through Christ not by work of hand but by the grace of God which proceeds from the Sacraments of the Church. Acknowledge that you are privileged and do not neglect your obligation as a member of the Catholic Church which Jesus Christ Himself purchased with His own blood. Therefore, standup and put on the armour of God which is holiness and be ready to meet your savior and Lord Jesus Christ.
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