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> > This dream is a prophecy that has a larger fulfillment in connection with the establishment of God’s Kingdom ([_it_-1 132-135](https://docs.jw.org/finder?lank=doc-1200000316&lang=E))
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> > > [!question] What reason is there to suggest that the dream is more than just an interesting story about the humiliation of Nebuchadnezzar?
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> > > 1. The dream was given at the _time_ when God had just allowed his earthly kingdom to be overthrown
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> > > - Context First: Jehovah had an Earthly Kingdom already set up in Jerusalem
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> > > - The time this dream was delivered was 607 BCE
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> > > - Gods kingdom was "paused". There was no kingdom that directly represented Jehovah at this point in time
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> > > 2. The _person_ to whom the dream was given was the very one used by God to cut off rulership in Jerusalem
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> > > - Context First: Read 1 Chronicles 29:23
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> > > - Jehovah had an Earthly Kingdom already set up in Jerusalem
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> > > - The time this dream was delivered was 607 BCE, right after Jehovah used Babylon to overthrow Jerusalem, his earthly kingdom.
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> > > - Gods kingdom was "cut down" for a time. There was no kingdom that directly represented Jehovah at this point in time
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> > > 1. The _person_ to whom the dream was given was the very one used by God to cut off rulership in Jerusalem
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> > > - Nebuchadnezzar was directly involved in the "pausing" of Jehovah's rulership
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> > > 3. The _theme_ of the dream is God’s right to rule over the entire “kingdom of mankind” ([Da 4:17,](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=27004017&wtlocale=E) [25,](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=27004025&wtlocale=E) [32](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=27004032&wtlocale=E))
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> > > - Daniel 4:17 stated "So that people living may know that the Most High is Ruler in the kingdom of mankind+ and that he gives it to whomever he wants"
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> > > ---
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> > > This dream will have multiple fulfillments.
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> > > In the first fulfillment, the large tree was King Nebuchadnezzar himself
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> > > In the larger fulfillment, the tree represents Jehovah’s rulership
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> > > In the larger fulfillment, the tree represents Jehovah’s rulership. How can we say that?
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> > >
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> >
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> > > [!help] For a period of time, Jehovah’s rulership had been represented by the Israelite kings who ruled in Jerusalem ([1Ch 29:23](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=13029023&wtlocale=E))
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