"Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth." Daniel 2:34-35

IF you are a true Christian (you are not UNLESS "born again"), then did you receive the baby "stone" into your heart when generated anew from above. It is the incorruptible seed (I Pet. 1:23). ALL the "metals" – together with the clay, must be booted out, that the Stone engendered without hands may have space to grow and to FILL your own entire microcosmic "kingdom."

I said the "baby stone" you have already IF you are born again; but apparently its POWER to use is deferred until He gives you your "new name" (Rev. 2:17). The "stone" rendering of that verse is error. In Greek a stone is Lithos. Jesus used the word repeatedly, and we find the same in Daniel 2:34-35. But in Revelation 2:17, we find Psaiphos, which might be rendered "pebble," being a very tiny stone ("baby"). It was generated by and came out of the massive rock and destined to GROW until it FILLS your entire microcosmic "kingdom." But IF you have chosen to "bury" this "ONE" (in order to worship the "image"), then will you suffer great "loss" (I Cor. 3:15), when the colossal STONE streaks down upon the "image"; for, "on whomsoever (this stone) shall fall, it will grind him to powder" – Jesus (Matt. 21:44).

Giant meteors streak through boundless space; but IF entering the earth's atmosphere, the friction set up creates incalculable heat. Similarly, the great "rock" took off for outer space, its circuit to traverse. When entering our atmosphere on its return, "friction" sets in ("the prince of this world comes but has nothing in Me" – Jesus in Jn. 14:30). What heat shall be engendered! ("In flaming fire taking vengeance on them who know not God...." – II Thess. 1:8) What light shall blaze forth! (...shall destroy with the brightness of His coming" – II Thess. 2:8) (Oh swiftly streak down, Thou Rock of our begetting, that all "images" may grind to powder and be carried away by the winds. FILL Thou the earth for man; CALL the "new names"; speak unto the little "pebbles" that they may quickly "grow" to fully fill the little "kingdoms"....)

How many go to a building ("church") to "worship"! Far better that than not at all. Yet the Father seeks those who will "worship Him in Spirit and truth" (Jn. 4:24). THAT is the dynamic of the little "pebble" within, striking fire against the images; reaching out in passionate adoration of the Father-rock – the Beautiful. What Joy! What ecstasy to truly "worship" at His feet! (No "building" for that is required, but it builds for your spirit a mansion of Beauty in Glory.)

Chat 1/1971