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 loss do those sustain who do not accept Him?
What is revealed by the law?
How did He encourage His disciples to look for the fulfilment of prophecy?
What words of Peter seem to indicate another outpouring of the Spirit?
By what is Grecia, the kingdom succeeding Medo-Persia, represented in the image?
When did this long period expire?
What promise did Christ make concerning His coming?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle