What did these four beasts represent?
Answer
"These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth." Verse 17.
NOTE - The word "kings" here, as in Dan. 2: 44, denotes kingdoms, as explained in verses 23 and
24 of the seventh chapter, the two words being used interchangeably in this prophecy.
Under the symbol of the great image of the second chapter of Daniel, is given the mere political
outline of the rise and fall of earthly kingdoms, preceding the setting up of God's everlasting kingdom. In
the seventh chapter, earthly governments are represented as viewed in the light of heaven-under the
symbols of wild and ferocious beasts-the last, in particular, oppressing and persecuting the saints of the
Most High. Hence the change in the symbols used to represent these kingdoms.
How does David express this same truth?
When believers are baptized into Christ, whom do they put on?
What advice was given to Timothy while preparing for the gospel ministry?
What does He call those who accept Him?
8. By what command did the king repudiate the religion taught in Babylon by Daniel and others who feared God?
How did the devil seek to induce Jesus to worship him?
How readily will their wants be supplied?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle