[An epistle from]
King Nebuchadnezzar , [Emperor of Babylon],
To the nations, and peoples of every language, who live in all the Earth:
May you prosper greatly!
It is my pleasure to tell you about the miraculous signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me!How great are His Signs!
How mighty His Wonders!
His Kingdom [of Heaven on Earth] is An Eternal Kingdom!
His Dominion endures — From Generation to Generation!
I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at home in my palace, contented and prosperous. I had a dream that made me afraid. As I was lying in bed, the images and visions that passed through my mind terrified me. So I commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be brought before me to interpret the dream for me. When the magi, enchanters, astrologers and diviners came, I told them the dream, but they could not interpret it for me. Finally, Daniel came into my presence and I told him the dream. (He is called Bel-teshazzar, after the name of my god, and the spirit of the holy gods is in him!)
I said, “Bel-teshazzar, Chief of the Magi, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and no mystery is too difficult for you! Here is my dream; interpret it for me!
These are the visions I saw while lying in bed: I looked, and there before me stood a tree in the middle of the land. Its height was enormous!
The tree grew large and strong and its top touched the sky; it was visible to the ends of the earth. Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit abundant, and on it was food for all. Under it the wild animals found shelter, and the birds lived in its branches; from it every creature was fed.
“In the visions I saw while lying in bed, I looked, and there before me was a holy one, a messenger (angel), coming down from heaven.
He called in a loud voice:‘Cut down the tree and trim off its branches!
Strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit!
Let the animals flee from under it and the birds from its branches!
But let the stump and its roots, bound with iron and bronze, remain in the ground, in the grass of the field!
Let him be drenched with the Dew of Heaven!
And let him live with the animals among the plants of the earth!
Let his mind be changed from that of a man, and let him be given the mind of an animal, till seven cycles pass by for him!
The decision is announced by [God’s] messengers;
the Holy [Elders] declare the verdict,
so that the living may know that the Most High — [EL-Y-ON] —
is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth,
and gives them to anyone he wishes,
and sets over them the lowliest of people.’
“This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, had.Now, Belteshazzar: tell me what it means!
For none of the wizards in my kingdom can interpret it for me!
But you can, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you!”
***
Daniel (also called Belteshazzar) was greatly perplexed for a time, and his thoughts terrified him. So the king said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its meaning alarm you.”
Belteshazzar answered, “My lord, if only the dream applied to your enemies and its meaning to your adversaries!The tree you saw, which grew large and strong, with its top touching the sky, visible to the whole earth, with beautiful leaves and abundant fruit, providing food for all, giving shelter to the wild animals, and having nesting places in its branches for the birds —
Your Majesty, YOU ARE THAT TREE!
You have become great and strong!
Your greatness has grown until it reaches the sky,
and your dominion extends to distant parts of the Earth!
…“This is the interpretation, Your Majesty, and this is the decree the Most High has issued against my lord the king:You will be driven away from people,
and will live with the wild animals;
you will eat grass like the ox and be drenched with the Dew of Heaven.
Seven cycles will pass by for you
until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over ALL kingdoms on Earth,
and gives them to ANYONE HE WISHES!.
The command to leave the stump of the tree with its roots means that your kingdom will be restored to you when you acknowledge that Anu rules.
Therefore, Your Majesty, be pleased to accept my advice:Renounce your sins by doing what is Right,
and your wickedness by being kind to the oppressed!
It may be that then your prosperity will continue! ”
***
All this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar.
Twelve months later, as the king was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon, he said,“Is not this the great Babylon I have built as the royal residence,
by my mighty power and for the glory of my majesty?”
Even as the words were on his lips, a voice came from Anu:“This is what is decreed for you, King Nebuchadnezzar:
Your royal authority has been taken from you!
You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals;
you will eat grass like the ox!
Seven periods of time will pass by for you until you acknowledge
that the Most High is Sovereign over All Kingdoms on Earth,
and gives them to anyone he wishes.”
Immediately, what had been said about Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled.
He was driven away from people and ate grass like the ox. His body was drenched with the Dew of Heaven, until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.
“At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward Heaven, and my sanity was restored.
Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified Him Who Lives Forever!
His dominion is an ETERNAL Dominion;
His Kingdom endures from generation to generation!All the Peoples of the Earth
are regarded as NOTHING!He does as HE pleases
with the Powers of Anu
AND the Peoples of Ki!No one can hold back His Hand,
or say to Him: “What have you done?”At the same time that my sanity was restored, my honor and splendor were returned to me for the glory of my kingdom!
My advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored to my throne, and became even greater than before!
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of Anu, because everything He does is Right!
All His Ways are Just!
And those who walk in Pride, He is able to humble!
— Daniel 4
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And your insights on this? Hardly seems from the Necro.
The Necronomicon touches on a lot of different diverse topics and sources of occult knowledge, and the Bible is not exempt from that list. Mastery of this magic provides one with the power of an Emperor, but without humility to the Ancient of Days, the Ancient 1, this power cannot be exercised except in hubris, the natural result of which is madness. This is one of the meanings of the mythology of the “Mad Arab” who made pacts with ancient archdemons and extradimensional beings — any attempt to twist these powers towards personal service ends in disaster. It is my contention that the Ancients perform only universal, non-personal functions: “Against the Ancients, there is only defense. Only a madman, such as I am called, can hope to have power over those who dwell in the outer spaces.” The person declared insane by the denizens of concensus reality have a unique capacity to usher in and even control change in the world to a great degree, but this is the very power, capacity, and position within SpaceTimeMatter that gives them their insanity to begin with. In anything but a perspective of Sacred and Primal Unity, the Ancient power becomes abominable and horrifying.