A. Daniel’s Revelation and Interpretation of King Nebuchadnezzar’s Statue
In Daniel 2:31-43, we learn that God outlined in a dream to the Babylonian king that from his time until the end, the world would witness only four empires. Historical record has also confirmed Daniel’s prophecies thus:
1. Head of Gold – Lion (A symbol of the Babylonian Kingdom between 605-539 BC)
Nebuchadnezzar was an important king during this time. He was responsible for building one of the most important gigantic cities, built up with terraces of gardens watered from a great reservoir. He died of pride and was succeeded by his son, Belshazzar.
2. Breast and Arms of Silver – Bear ( Symbolized Medo-Persian Kingdoms between 539-331)
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Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. 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. 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. After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it. After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eye like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great
In Daniel 2:31-43, we learn that God outlined in a dream to the Babylonian king that from his time until the end, the world would witness only four empires. Historical record has also confirmed Daniel’s prophecies thus:
1. Head of Gold – Lion (A symbol of the Babylonian Kingdom between 605-539 BC)
Nebuchadnezzar was an important king during this time. He was responsible for building one of the most important gigantic cities, built up with terraces of gardens watered from a great reservoir. He died of pride and was succeeded by his son, Belshazzar.
2. Breast and Arms of Silver – Bear ( Symbolized Medo-Persian Kingdoms between 539-331)
The Medes and Persians took …show more content…
Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. 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. 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. After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it. After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eye like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great