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.
 


What should we say for such a Saviour?
What prophecy was fulfilled in the Pentecostal outpouring of the Spirit in the time of the apostles?
1. What statement did Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, make to his wise men whom he had assembled?
What question was asked in the hearing of the prophet?
Does faith in God make void the law?
For whose sake did Christ say the period of papal persecution would be shortened?
Where did John, in vision, see the saints?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle