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 do the heavens declare?
What witness does the true believer in Christ have that he is accepted of God?
What reference is made in the Psalms to Christ's use of parables?
14. How was the sanctuary itself to be cleansed, and how were the sins of the people to be finally disposed of?
22. What did Augustine, the father of this theocratical or church-and-state theory, teach concerning it?
At His ascension, what assurance was given of Christs return ?
Of what will the saints speak?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle