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.
How definite should we be in confessing our sins?
In thus reconciling the world unto Himself, what attitude did God take toward men?
What did Christ state as a condition of entering into life?
With what were many possessed in Christ's time?
Why, then, does God permit the chastening rod to fall?
What did Christ say concerning secret prayer?
How does the prophet again speak of this time?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle