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 was the result of the Jews' not accepting Christ?
From what is He able to keep us?
Out of what will all be judged?
How will the decisions of the judgment be executed?
What relation does a justified person sustain to the law?
What kind of worship does the Savior call that which is not according to God's commandments?
What Christian grace are we exhorted to exercise in our expectant longing for this event?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle