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that the movement of the human history on Earth would reach. Thus, it is clear from the vision of Daniel that the saints will take hold of the kingdom after it was under the power of the fourth kingdom, and it is a kingdom that will rise on earth, as Christians believe. At this point, we can see how the Book of Matthew chapter 24 is strongly related to the Book of Prophet Daniel and how the visions will all be fulfilled on this earth and in this world we are living in because the wars, famines and pestilences are all related to this world “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines, pestilences and earthquakes in various places” – Matthew [24:7]. Also ‘the abomination that causes desolation’, which is the Kingdom of Iron or the fourth Kingdom that will stand in the holy place, “So when you see standing in the holy place `the abomination that causes