Where Did The Stone Come From? • Daniel 2:45 ―The stone came from a mountain. •If the image (gold, silver, brass, stone, etc.) is symbolical, then the mountain must also be symbolical. What Does A Mountain Symbolize In Scripture? • Dan. 9:16, 20 ― Daniel in his prayer likens the church (Jerusalem) to a mountain. •It could not be a literal mountain, because literal mountains do not sin. • Isaiah 2:2-3 ― In the last days God will exalt His church above all other churches and kingdoms. • Additional Texts: Isa. 56:7, 2:2; Mic. 4:1-4; Rev. 17:9; Zech. 8:3; Matt. 5:14; Jer. 51:25; Isa. 51:16. Exactly What Church Does The Mountain Symbolize? •It must be the church in the latter days (v. 28). 1 T 361. •The church of Laodicea (Rev. 3:14-17). What Or Whom Does The Stone Symbolize? •A remnant from within the church •If the mountain is people, then the stone must symbolize people as well, for the stone was cut out from the mountain. Cannot The Stone Symbolize Christ At His Second Coming? •The stone came from the church (mountain), not heaven or the sky. ( Dan. 2:45). •If the mountain is people, the stone must be people also. •The stone grows and becomes a Great Mountain―a great church. •The growth of the stone reveals the rapid growth of the purified church (the stone). Many new converts will join the ranks of the true people of God while probation is still open. This cannot happen at the second visible return of Christ, for the gospel would have already been completed and probation closed. Where Else In Scripture Is The Church Represented As A Stone? • Zech. 12:3 ― Here the church (Jerusalem) is likened to a burdensome stone. • 1 Pet. 2:3-5, 8 T 173 ― Christ’s followers are also represented as stones. Who Are The People Symbolized By The Stone?
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