Nebuchadnezzar changes Daniel’s identity: Global government changes individual and national identity.

Daniel 1

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• Global government rearranges the articles of the house of God.
• Culture is being changed by natural born citizens of each nation.
• Culture is being changed by bolstering self-esteem and indulging in basic human needs.
• Culture is being changed by how each person is identified.
• Faithfulness to live for Jesus Christ through cultural changes.
• Cultural changes through indoctrination wins worldly approval.

Global government rearranges the articles of the house of God.

“In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with some of the articles of the house of God, which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the articles into the treasure house of his god.” Daniel 1:1-2

A brief background of Jehoiakim is this; he was known for being politically motivated, forsaking the motivation coming through the word of God, giving rise to idolatry, and opposing the prophet Jeremiah [as stated in Jeremiah 22:11-17]. He paid heavy tribute to Egypt, meaning he gave himself and his kingdom to be governed by them, instead of being governed by the word of God. Jehoiakim paid heavy tribute to Egypt through taxation and by confiscating the wealth from the Israelites under him. When the Babylonians defeated Egypt, Jehoiakim then gave himself and the Israelites under him to the rule of the Babylonian Empire. At that time, Jehoiakim paid tribute to the king Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, by sending to him the best of the Israelites. Jehoiakim later rebelled against being under Babylonian control, which led to the siege of Jerusalem. That is when the book of Daniel begins, as Daniel was removed from Jerusalem and carried to Babylon.

We are living in a world today where nations are being besieged and conquered by the government of the beast. That started to happen when the United Nations was established in 1945, immediately after World War 2, and brought the government of the beast with it, as described in Daniel 8:1-14. The formation of the global government of the beast is also described in Revelations 17. All through the book of Revelations, “Babylon” symbolizes the global government of the beast, as stated in the post on Isaiah 21:1-2.

Governors of local, state, and national levels have been given into the hands of the beast that governs by giving them what to say, do, think, and feel. The beast gives breath/life to the image of the beast to speak by speaking and living through people. People are being conformed to the mark, name, number of the beast by what they are given to say and do.

Some of the articles that belong within the house of God have been transferred to the house of the false god of the beast. We are the house of God, our body made to be the home of the Holy Spirit, “Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” 1 Corinthians 3:16 However, the beast removes some of the articles from the house of God in order to give itself a righteous image and a form of Godliness, “…having a form of godliness but denying its power.” 2 Timothy 3:5. The articles not taken, unwanted by the beast, is the belief in God the Creator, the need for Jesus Christ, and the presence of the Holy Spirit. That is the beast who, “…opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.” Click for a post on the “man of sin” The beast sits within the temple of God, our body, by the ability to give people what to think, feel, say, and do.

Culture is being changed by natural born citizens of each nation.

“Then the king instructed Ashpenaz, the master of his eunuchs, to bring some of the children of Israel and some of the king’s descendants and some of the nobles,” Daniel 1:3

King Nebuchadnezzar decided to bring some of the children of Israel to him, those deemed to be filled with potential, intelligence, and skill. The king also wanted to have brought to him those who were of the bloodline of the king of Israel. Then to have brought to him some of the prestigious nobles from the land of Jerusalem. In other words, king Nebuchadnezzar was bringing the best-of the best from Jerusalem to serve him as he governed over the Israelites. The king was planning to put forth the “face of the Israelites” to create a political image of a government “for the people by the people.”

Nowadays, the political image of nations around the world is to be governing for the people, according to the will of the people. However, it is a government for the beast, by the beast, that governs through the masses of people by giving them what to say, do, think, and feel. Those who are not being represented, whose “face” is not being put forth publicly, is the “face” of Christianity, we who live for God, through Jesus Christ, in the presence of the Holy Spirit.

There are many cultures all around the world, but each culture is being changed by the “natives” of each nation. Those “natives” include everyday citizens on the grass root level, people with prestigious native ancestry, and people who are highly esteemed by the natives. The American culture is changed by American born citizens, Israeli culture is being changed by Israeli born citizens, African culture is changed by African born citizens, Mexican culture is changed by Mexican born citizens etc. The citizens changing our heritage are our next-door neighbors, native icons, community, state, and national leaders. They look like one of us, but within them lives the beast that gives them what to say, do, think, and feel. The global culture of the beast is within every city around the world, and they are those who welcome the arrival of the global government of the beast.

“…young men in whom there was no blemish, but good-looking, gifted in all wisdom, possessing knowledge and quick to understand, who had ability to serve in the king’s palace, and whom they might teach the language and literature of the Chaldeans.” Daniel 1:4

King Nebucahdnezzar chose people who had no blemish, meaning people who were well accepted by the culture of Israelites they came from. They were also pleasing to the eye, and good-looking, making them appealing as the “face of the Israelites” within the Babylonian government. They were gifted in wisdom, meaning they would know what to say and how to say it in order to be acceptable to king Nebucchadnezzar and to the Israelites. They were people who could learn quickly and be effective in any circumstances while “on-the-fly”. They would be people who had the ability to serve as administrators and governors within Nebuchadnezzar’s administration. And the main reason for choosing them, that they might teach the language and literature of the Chaldeans. The Chaldeans were of the Babylonian Empire.

Today, people are chosen to represent their own culture within the administration of the global government of the beast. They are the “face” of their people, a political image that is put forth but has very little value in preserving their local cultural heritage. They are upstanding members of the culture they are from, with no blemish upon the native way of life. They are appealing and attractive, easy to give attention to. Gifted in all wisdom a snot to offend the culture of the beast in the process of appeasing the cultural heritage of their community and nation. They are quick to learn and are effective in serving the governing system of the beast. As the “face” of their cultural heritage, they are effective in teaching the population the language of the global government of the beast. They encourage and approve of allowing the beast to speak and live through people everywhere. And as we see today, people everywhere are speaking the language of the “Sustainable Development Goals” of the United Nations.

Culture is being changed by bolstering self-esteem and indulging in basic human needs.

“And the king appointed for them a daily provision of the king’s delicacies and of the wine which he drank, and three years of training for them, so that at the end of that time they might serve before the king.” Daniel 1:5

To be given a daily provision of the king’s delicacies, and of the wine that the king himself drank was an extreme honor, an extreme form of flattery, very luxurious treatment, a way to build their esteem, dignity, and self-respect. That is the way the people were treated whom king Nebuchadnezzar intended to use as a political tool to promote an image of “for-the-people by-the-people” referring to being for the cultural heritage of the Israelites. Today, that is the way the government representatives of natives of each local and national cultural heritage are treated, with the purpose of putting the global government of the beast on the best terms possible with “everyday” people. The Holy Spirit says this to us, “For those who are such do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple.” Romans 16:18 Our Lord Jesus says, “How can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do not seek the honor that comes from the only God?” John 5:44

King Nebuchadnezzar put the “best-of-the -best” of the Israelites through three years of training before making them part of his administration and presenting them to the native Israelites. Today, those in government places, who are the “face” of their cultural heritage, have experience in the way of the government of the beast and the global culture of the beast. They are trained in how to move forward with the agenda of the global goals, while appeasing those of their cultural heritage, while serving the beast that gives them what to say, do, think, and feel. In the United States of America, their faith in God is very superficial as they have no born-again testimony. They never speak of the need for Christ Jesus but always echo the goals of the United Nations as the pathway to save humanity and the planet. The Holy Spirit is never spoken of as the way to restrain lawlessness, but they are always speaking of the need for more police support. They urge every American to get involved in their community to fight crime of all sorts, but never speak of reconciling to God, through Jesus Christ in the presence of the Holy Spirit.

 Culture is being changed by how each person is identified. 

“Now from among those of the sons of Judah were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. To them the chief of the eunuchs gave names: he gave Daniel the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abed-Nego.” Daniel 1:6-7

In those days, the Israelites were divided between the kingdom of Israel to the north and the kingdom of Judah to the South. Jerusalem was the capital of Judah. When Nebuchadnezzar conquered Jerusalem, as described in verse 1 of this post, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah were taken to Babylon. They were among the young men who didn’t have a blemish, was good-looking, gifted in all wisdom, was able to learn quickly, had the ability to serve in the king’s administration, and who was able to learn the language and literature of the Chaldeans [Babylonian affiliates]. They were also given a daily provision of the king’s delicacies and drank the same wine that the king drank. And were trained for three years for the purpose of serving in the king’s administration. That is stated in verses 4 and 5 of this post.

Along with being exposed to esteem building, flattery, given enormous dignity to change their heart, and going through the educational process to transform their mind, they were given new names. In other words, their whole identity was being reshaped to mold to culture of the Babylonians, specifically to the governing culture of king Nebuchadnezzar. Today, those who are in governing positions, as the “face” of the native population in each nation, have their identities changed in a way that molds them to the culture of the global government of the beast. While they look like and talk like people of a nation’s cultural heritage, within their heart and mind they are living by the standards of the culture of the beast.

Today, our neighbors, co-workers, fellow students, those we see while in the community, those in the manmade churches, and even our own family members are those being changed within their heart and mind. They look and sound like us, but their heart and mind are far from us. They have given their heart and mind to the beast that has power over physiology to give them what to think, feel, say, and do. The only interest of the beast that they serve is to give breath/life to the image of the beast to speak by speaking and living through people. People’s hearts, minds, and whole identity is being changed as they are conformed to the mark, name, number of the beast by what they are given to say and do.

The cultural heritage of whole nations is being changed to conform to the global goal of the United Nations to be established as the undisputed one world government, the government of the beast.

The goal of the culture of the beast is to change the identity of Christians to make us unrecognizable as followers of Jesus Christ who live for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Our born-again experience is the Gospel written on our mind and heart and the beast wants to change our heart and mind. The beast intends to erase the mind and heart of God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit to conform us to beast that gives what to think, feel, say and do. The Holy Spirit says to us, “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” Romans 12:1-2

Faithfulness to live for Jesus Christ through cultural changes.

“But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.” Daniel 1:8

Daniel had it in his heart and mind not to indulge in the king’s delicacies nor with the king’s wine. Daniel did not want to defile himself. For king Nebuchadnezzar, providing those things was to bolster Daniel’s esteem, dignity, and self-respect, but for Daniel, it would have been a defilement. That defilement could have been relating to eating foods banned by the word of God within the laws of Judaism, as described in Leviticus 11. Or perhaps Daniel wanted to distance himself from the Babylonian culture. Our Lord Jesus was accused of eating with sinners, “While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” Matthew 9:10-11 Or maybe, Daniel was showing his wisdom in wanting to remain true to the customs of the Israelites as the king would have saw that as fitting his political image of being for the population of the Israelites.

Today, we know today’s culture places a huge amount of interest in building a person’s self-esteem, dignity, self-respect, and sense of honor through all sorts of flattery, achievements, awards, etc. We also know the esteem builders are reserved for those who conform their heart and mind to welcome the beast that gives them what to say, do, think, and feel. As followers of Jesus Christ, we shun those “delicacies” because we know they are designed to lead ius away from serving God, through Jesus Christ, in the presence of the Holy Spirit. We do not want to be defiled by the “king’s provisions”. The Holy Spirit says this to us about those who use “Delicacies” or flatteries, “For those who are such do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple.” Romans 16:18 Our Lord Jesus says, “How can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do not seek the honor that comes from the only God?” John 5:44

“Now God had brought Daniel into the favor and goodwill of the chief of the eunuchs. And the chief of the eunuchs said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who has appointed your food and drink. For why should he see your faces looking worse than the young men who are your age? Then you would endanger my head before the king.” Daniel 1:9-10

The chief eunuch feared king Nebucahdnezzar and didn’t want to risk anything happening to Daniel. In that way, the Lord brought Daniel into favor of the chief eunuch. The king gave instructions of what Daniel was to eat, which was the same food and drink that the king ate and drank himself. The chief eunuch feared that if Daniel didn’t eat and drink what was provided then his health would begin to fail, and Daniel would begin to look thin, worn, and older than he was. If that happened to Daniel, whom the king intended to use as the “face” of the Israelites within his government, then the king would probably have executed the chief eunuch.

Today, those who govern for the government of the beast expects people to eat and drink what is given to them. They expect people to “eat and drink” what the beast gives them within their feelings and thoughts in order to influence what is said and done.

Also, we know king Nebuchadnezzar was using his provisions as a way to build confidence, self-esteem, self-confidence, dignity, honor, etc. In that way, Daniel would always be seen by the Israelites as someone happy, fulfilled, comfortable, and pleased to be among the Babylonian administration. Envision what the Israelites would have thought, and how it would have reflected on the king, if Daniel looked pale, weak, thin, unhappy, and deflated. Today, we look at people in governing places who are the “face” of the national cultural heritage. They put on a happy face, filled with optimism, always praising community efforts, glorifying government responses to tragedies, pouring praise onto law-enforcement, etc. What would happen if one day all of their confidence, esteem, self-respect, optimism, dignity etc. faded away? What would happen if they became deflated and pessimistic about the goals of the United Nations, criticized the community culture of the beast, and openly shunned the presence of the beast that gives people what to say, do, think, and feel? They certainly would not have a job anymore in governing places and might even end up dead.

What would happen if a governing official began to warn people about the judgment that God is bringing to this world and began to call people to repent and to come to Jesus Christ? Those who serve the governing authorities within the society of the beast fear the consequences of betraying those in authority. Jesus says to us, “Whatever I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops. And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” Matthew 10:27-28

“So Daniel said to the steward whom the chief of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, “Please test your servants for ten days, and let them give us vegetables to eat and water to drink. Then let our appearance be examined before you, and the appearance of the young men who eat the portion of the king’s delicacies; and as you see fit, so deal with your servants.” Daniel 1:12-13

Daniel said he would eat vegetables and drink water instead of eating the king’s delicacies. Daniel declared that he would look better after ten days on vegetables and water than those who eat the king’s delicacies. As followers of Jesus Christ, we know that our spiritual health is much better with Jesus than with the “king’s” delicacies, Our Lord builds us up with the Bread and Water of Life, who is Christ Jesus, but the “king” builds us up through flatteries, ego building, human dignity, etc. Through Jesus, we feed on the Holy Spirit, but by the “king” of this world, we are fed what the beast give sus to feel, think, do, and say. The Bread and Water of Life gives eternal life, but the delicacies of the beast brings eternal Hell. Jesus says, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me will never hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst…the water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.” John 6:35, John 4:13-14

“So he consented with them in this matter, and tested them ten days. And at the end of ten days their features appeared better and fatter in flesh than all the young men who ate the portion of the king’s delicacies.” Daniel 1:14-15

The soul of a follower of Jesus Christ is much healthier than the soul of those who live by the beast that forms what they think, feel, say, and do. They feed their soul with self-esteem, money, possessions, physical comforts, and social acceptance, which crowds out the Spirit of Christ.

“Thus the steward took away their portion of delicacies and the wine that they were to drink, and gave them vegetables.” Daniel 1:16

Cultural changes through indoctrination wins worldly approval.

“As for these four young men, God gave them knowledge and skill in all literature and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.” Daniel 1:17

Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah were the four young men, who were about 16 years of age. God gave them knowledge and skill in all literature and wisdom. Not only were they absorbing much information, but they were absorbing it within the Spirit of God. This is like the followers of Jesus Christ who absorb information, but it doesn’t just stop at knowledge, it combines with the Holy Spirit that gives us skill and wisdom in secular information. The Holy Spirit, mixed with secular knowledge, is where understanding of the Bible and Bible prophecy comes from. The secular mind will never be able to understand the things of the Spirit, “But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.” 1 Corinthians 2:14 Daniel, with all of the secular information he was indoctrinated with, had understanding in all visions and dreams.

As followers of Jesus Christ, we can be filled with the indoctrination of this world and be filled with the Spirit of Christ as well. I remember a lot of my classes in business management school, such as human resources, marketing, psychology, economics, statistics, etc. but the Spirit of Christ is interwoven with that. From the secular knowledge I obtained, it’s obvious we are living in the days when a free-enterprise economy is gone, and the global economy of the beast is well on its way.

“Now at the end of the days, when the king had said that they should be brought in, the chief of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.Then the king interviewed them, and among them all none was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; therefore they served before the king.” Daniel 1:18-19

Bringing Daniel, Hananiah (Shadrack), Mishael (Meshach), and Azariah (Abednego) before king Nebuchadnezzar was the final exam of their three-year indoctrination. This was a pass or fail grade like a matter of life or death.

Those who have their authority through the culture of the beast are always evaluating how people under their authority are adapting to the indoctrination of the culture of the beast. They want to see that our behaviors, words, feelings, emotions, and thoughts are according to the beast that forms what we think, feel, say, and do. They want to see that we are receptive to the image of the beast living and speaking through us. They want to make sure that we are groomed to the mark, name, number of the beast by what we say and do. They want to make sure that we are fitted for the purpose that they have planned for us. In the case of Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah they were to represent the Jewish people while putting the government of Nebuchadnezzar in a positive light.

Those four men of God were not only very keen on their indoctrination, but they were also very faithful to God. That is exactly what Nebuchadnezzar wanted, a good public image among the Jewish people. That is like American politicians who represent the image of America, but at the same time are working for and within the system of the global government.

 “And in all matters of wisdom and understanding about which the king examined them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers who were in all his realm.” Daniel 1:20

For the purposes of Nebuchadnezzar’s government, the four men of God were much above the others who didn’t have faith in God. With faith in God and reverence for the governing authority, Daniel would serve for about 70 years. He was about the age of 16 when he went through the indoctrination process. “Thus Daniel continued until the first year of King Cyrus.” Daniel 1:21

As followers of Jesus Christ, we maintain our faith in God through Jesus, and we bring reverence to the governing authority. “Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men.” Titus 3:1-2

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“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,“
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’”
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:1