Daniel 7 Describes the four beasts that have risen up. Initially, in Daniel 8 we saw that there were four horns vying for power in the power vaccuum when the original horn got broken. However, as we read the descriptions of these four powers it is easy to see that they are not equal. The first three beast do not do anything on their own power. They are controled by the fourth power and they are little more than pawns or puppets. The fourth power is most likely the power that the other three follow because we can see that it is different from all the rest
Also we can see that it is the dragon, or Satan who has given this fourth beast its great power over all the earth.
Satan makes sure that this power is worshipped by the people of the world. It seems that the main purpose for this power is to persecute the righteous to the point of death.
Quite a bit of description is present on the terrible beast attacking the righteous.
Revelation 13 has the four beasts as a single beast but with all the attributes of the four beast of Daniel 7. Count the heads and horns. They all come out the same. In addition, the same animals are mentioned when describing body parts.
Only after the actual activities described in these books actually start happening, will we be able to fully understand what is happening and how bad it is going to be.
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Many were so alarmed by the accuracy of Daniel's prophecy. The leopard with wings was Greece and Alexander the Great rose and conquered the known earth within a very short period of time, however, he died young. After his death, the Hellenistic Empire was divided into different parts which was described as the northern, southern, etc. in Chapter 11. Some Jews who only read the Old Testament, have been reading Daniel for the prophecy of the end of days.
I have heard differently for the following terms :
Sea - Jews in the old days consider the sea as mysterious and things coming out from the sea would be "no good"
the Bear being able to stand on its feet like man and having a human heart - Nebuchadnezzar finally praised G-d (Daniel 4:34-37). 作者: 翰騰臣 時間: 2009-2-18 08:01
Actually, I do not understand what you are getting at with the quotes above. 作者: 三人兩椅 時間: 2009-2-19 16:25
I'm afraid you have misunderstood me.
I disagree that it means 北約 because NATO has lost much of its influence and has given way to other organisations. 耶教區+Turks ? You mean the EU ?
I honestly do not understand your quotes without explaining your point of view.