What was the first beast like?

Answer

"The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was
lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it!' Dan. 7:
 


What explains God's apparent delay in dealing with Sin ?
What application did Jesus make of this prophecy?
What is revealed in the gospel?
What proves that the law is an undivided whole?
What has been one great characteristic of the Papacy?
How visible is His coming to be?
By what title is the first state of the church distinguished?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle