Here is a link to Rabbi Avraham Sutton's article:
Rabbi Sutton quotes in his essay from the Midrash (Vayikra Rabbah 29:2; Pirkey d’Rebbi Eliezer 35):
Rabbi Nachman began his discourse: “And you, O Yaacov My faithful servant, do not be afraid!” (Jeremiah 30:10, 46:27-28, Isaiah 44:2). This verse refers to Yaacov Avinu, as per, “He dreamt, and behold, a ladder was set to the earth, and its summit reached to heaven. Behold, God’s angels ascended and descended upon it” (Genesis 28:12). Rabbi Shmuel bar Nachman said: These angels are the angelic-princes of the nations. We learn here that the Holy One showed Yaacov Avinu the angel-prince of Babylon climbing up seventy rungs of the ladder [corresponding to the seventy years that Babylon would rule the world] and descending; the angel-prince of Persia climbing up and descending fifty-two rungs; the angel-prince of Greece climbing up and descending one hundred and eighty rungs; the angel-prince of Edom climbing up higher and higher and higher [and not descending]. At that moment, Yaacov was gripped with dread, and said, “Is it possible that he will not descend?” The Holy One replied, “Do not fear, My servant Yaacov! Even if he ascends to sit right next to Me, from here I will cast him down.” This is the meaning of “Though you make your nest as high as the eagle, and set it among the stars, I will bring you down from there, says Hashem” (Obadiah 1:4).
From here Rabbi Sutton comes to the conclusion:
The empire of Edom/Rome will not be followed by another empire—for the termination of its rule coincides exactly with the end of this world as we know it, which is none other than the beginning of the Messianic Age. It will therefore be the one to return and restore the crown to its rightful Master—for the kingdom of the Mashiach will actually sprout forth from the midst of the Roman empire; out of the ashes of Edom the kingdom of Heaven will arise and become revealed. “It will be revealed that sovereignty has always belonged solely to Hashem” [i.e., it will become clear retroactively that Hashem was guiding history from behind the scenes of these external empires; in the kabbalah this is known as Shekhinta be’Galuta, the Divine Presence in exile, i.e., operating incognito behind the scenes].
It is essential to ask how Rabbi Sutton comes to this and how he explains it. Anyone who desires to increase their understanding of how the kingdom of Mashiach will actually destroy all the empires that have held Israel captive and replace their governments of violence with a government of true righteousness should study the essay by Rabbi Sutton from beginning to end. This deeply profound statement is taken from the quote above: "The kingdom of the Mashiach will actually sprout forth from the midst of the Roman empire; out of the ashes of Edom the kingdom of Heaven will arise and become revealed." It is possible to read this and to think of how the covenant of Hashem with Avraham was being fulfilled through the mysterious subjugation of the spiritual power of Egypt by Joseph – how that even while it appeared that Israel was enslaved to Egypt, Egypt was actually captured and began to be fashioned into the stage of Hashem's handiwork of redemption from the moment Joseph arrived there. It is also possible to think of how the result of the angel Gabriel and the angel Michael's victory over the angelic Prince of Persia was that Cyrus, the Persian, was converted to the hope of the Jews. These mysteries can, when well understood, be tremendously helpful in unlocking the mysteries of Romans chapter 11 and Revelation chapter 10.
There is also a strong resemblance between the statement that Rabbi Sutton is making here and the theme of the Book of Zerubbabel. You may read the book online by using the provided link. I have also attached a pdf of the book as presented on that site below. Not only in this midrash is Mashiach revealed in a vision as being imprisoned like a beggar in Rome (Edom) until the end times come but Michael identifies himself as being, "the one who wrestled with Jacob at the crossing of the Jabbok." Now it is true that the one who wrestled with Jacob was in service of Esau (Edom), and clearly this cannot be Michael. Nevertheless, it is a mystery how the angel of Esau could ever bless Jacob and call him Israel. Without seeking to look behind what is revealed, one can stop and consider the similarity in this story to the story of Joseph and his brothers and his wrestling with them in his role as an Egyptian.