By what was the second kingdom symbolized?
Answer
"And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs
in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh!' Verse 5.
NOTE-"This was the Medo-Persian Empire, represented here under the symbol. the bear. . . .
The Medes and Persians are compared to a bear on account of their cruelty and thirst after blood, a bear
being a most voracious and cruel animal." Adam Clarke, on Dan. 7: 5.
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Is there to be a special message for the last days?
What marked the climax of Babylon's apostasy?
What proposition did He submit to them?
16. What striking testimony is borne by Neander, the noted church historian, regarding the origin of the Sunday Sabbath?
How are the character, work, period of supremacy, and great power of the beast described?
What was the song of Moses?
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