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Salvation through Born Again 170 ened, a great grand tree, Neb- uchadnezzar, the king of the Bab- ylonian kingdom was appointed by God as the third kingdom. And about these thing God gave a prophet, Daniel 34 and through him brought a great prosperity to the inhabitants of the earth, making its leaves lovely, its works abundant, and there was food for all inhabitants of the earth in it. 35 Then he boasted in himself - exalting himself over his Master, God sent an angel to cut off his grandeur and, all tree driving the grand tree means - men driving the Babylonian king Nebuch- adnezzar, 36 its body gets wet with the dew of heaven means - he losing his (comfort); the tree eating grass like oxen means - he was driven from the royal palace to a wilder- ness and started eating leaves and weeds; and the fingers become feeble means - he losing his sple- ndor and honor; he lost his bea- st’s mind and 37 this happened for seven times and his understanding had retu- rned to him, his decree to the nations to the end of the world; The Salvation is the Gift of God O trees of our master’s garden means - calling all men who live in the garden of God, which is the earth, to listen to Him caref- ully; I, the great tree, am telling you that means - I the great king am telling you the information; 38 lifting my eyes to heaven the Most High God means - looking at the throne of the Living and everlasting God who is above all, and praised and honored Him who lives forever: 39 For His dominion is an eve- rlasting dominion, and His king- dom is from generation to gene- ration. All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; He does according to His will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth means - fulfills in this creation what He purposed in Himself; 40 No one can restrain His hand or say to Him, “What have You done?” means - no one is wor- thy to question Him, be they kings, queens, military generals, learned, uneducated, Scribes, or commons. 41 At the same time means - the time my reason returned to me, and for the glory of my kingdom, Salvation through Born Again 171 my honor and splendor returned to me; 42 my counselors and nobles resorted to me, I was restored to my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added to me. 43 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, extol, and honor the King of heaven, all of whose works are truth, and His ways justice. And those who walk in pride He is able to put down, thus it made a decree stating that the living God of the prophet is the only God and determined the idols which are made of wood, rock, metal are not God and praised the real God and fell asleep in his time. This is the meaning of this. 44 II After that a seed from the ripe fruit grew big, and exalted above its master means - his son elevated himself over God, strike off his father’s decree worshi- pping idols made of wood, rock and metal, taking wine; boasting above all trees means - he (his son) not caring God or men bec- ame a drunkard, worshipping the creation, 45 as foretold by the prophet means - God revealed these thin- gs through the prophet, Daniel, The Salvation is the Gift of God the tree came among them means - the king from the own body of Nebuchadnezzar; cut off another tree by the tree of frankincense means - Belsha- zzar was cut off by the anointed Cyrus who was named before he was born, and appointed as king. 46 II The tree of frankincense knowing its Master means - king Cyrus knew the true God; giving Him his oil means - to please God, to do His will, to praise and honor Him; 47 our Master in heaven means - my Lord God who is Living in heaven; handed over all trees of the world to me means - handing over the whole mankind to me; commanding to built a temple for Me means - to rebuild a temple which was burned by Nebuch- adnezzar; 48 he announced to give his timber and oil, did like that, ma- de a decree to give freedom and liberty to all the nation under the bondage and went to Him to be with Him forever as to the call by the living God. 49 Later a tree from the next branch being elected as a mighty