which are four, are FOUR KINGS, which shall arise out of the earth.” Daniel 7:17 (KJV). From Babylon I am going illustrate the change through the bible from the book of Daniel chapter two and seven because they point out the same thing and event.
You can hardly explain one without the other. Let us look closely at king Nebuchadnezzar’s dream and the interpretation thereof. In Daniel 7:1-49 (KJV) We read that king Nebuchadnezzar in his dream saw a great image in verse 32, whose “head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, verse 33 his legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.”
In Daniel 7:2-7 we read “Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. Now, notice verse 4 The first was like a lion,” Verse 5 And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, verse 6 After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, verse 7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had TEN HORNS. verse 17 These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth. (KJV).From the island of Patmos, let us take the illustration from the bible book of revelation 13:1-3.
“And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.” (KJV).
Let us chronologically check how these great kings came into fulfillment of the bible prophecy. (A) In Daniel 2:32 the image HEAD of GOLD. In Daniel 7:4, the FIRST BEAST was like Lion and had TWO WINGS. This represented the empire of BABYLON from 606 B.C. to 538 B.C. Daniel 2 37, 38” … Thou art this head of Gold. (B) In Daniel 2:32 the image had BREAST and ARMS of SILVER. In Daniel 7:5, the SECONED BEAST was like a BEAR and had THREE RIBS. This represented MEDO PERSIA from536 . B.C. to 331 B.C. Daniel 2:39; Daniel 5:28 “PER-RES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians. (KJV) Daniel 8:28. (C) In Daniel 2:32 the image had BELLY and THIGH of BRASS.
In Daniel 7:6 the Beast was like a LEOPARD. It had FOUR HEAD and FOUR WINGS. This represented the empire of GREECE from 331 B.C. to 168B.C. Daniel 2:39 “… Another kingdom of brass which shall rule over the earth.” Daniel 8:21-23. From history we recall that when Alexander the great died at the age of 31 his kingdom was divided amongst his four generals (four heads), who not as powerful as he was;”…Whereas four stood for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.” Daniel 8:22 (KJV).
The four generals were (1) PTOLEMY, who took over Egypt (2) CASSEANDER, who took over Macedonia (3) SECLEUCUS, who took over Persia and Syria and (4) LYSIMACHUS, who took over Thrace. (D) In Daniel 2:33 the image had LEGS of IRON. It had TEN TOES. The FEET where partly IRON and partly CLAY. In Daniel 7:7 the FOURTH BEAST was indescribable and had TEN HORNS. This represented the Pagan Roman Empire from 168 B.C. to 476 A.D. Daniel 2:40-43; Daniel 8:23-25. faith-word
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