Daniel’s Iron and Clay: Government, Principalities, and God’s Hand in the Rise and Fall of Nations (Part One) 

 In this first part of The Iron and the Clay, the teaching opens in Book of Daniel 2:21, unfolding a sweeping biblical framework for understanding history, politics, and prophecy through the lens of divine sovereignty. Drawing from Daniel, Zechariah, Job, Revelation, and modern history, the message explains how earthly events—wars, elections, governments, and global upheavals—are reflections of spiritual conflicts in the heavenlies involving angelic and demonic principalities. The study identifies three forces God uses to restrain evil: human government, the convicting work of the Holy Spirit, and the church functioning as salt and light—and warns what happens when all three fail. Tracing examples from ancient Israel to World War I, World War II, the Holocaust, the rebirth of Israel, and contemporary geopolitics, the teaching argues that God allows even evil rulers to rise in order to accomplish prophetic purposes, calling believers not to political obsession but to spiritual discernment, intercessory prayer, and biblical wisdom in understanding the times. 

This teaching was originally taught on RTN TV's "Word for the Weekend" on February 15, 2025 and can be found on RTN and Moriel's YouTube and ministry channels. Word for the Weekend streams live every Saturday. See RTNTV.org for more information