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 is true of everyone who believes in Jesus?
What question was asked in the hearing of the prophet?
17. What prophetic period, therefore, extends to the deliverance of God's people from the captivity in modern Babylon, and the restoration to them of the mediation of Christ?
10. Because the disciples plucked a few ears of corn on the Sabbath day to satisfy hunger, what accusation did the Pharisees make against them to Christ?
Under whose influence are the nations to be assembled?
How is the fifth trumpet, or first woe, introduced?
What will be the privilege of those who enter there?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle