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Five Kingdoms to Come:
Four Beasts—Daniel 7
In Daniel 7, the same prophecies are symbolized by the four beasts of another vision. The Prophet Daniel sees these four beasts rising “out of the sea,” which is followed by the setting up of the kingdom of Jesus Himself. Are we guessing that these beasts represent four great empires? God gave Daniel this very interpretation of the dream: “Those great beasts, which are four, are four kings [kingdoms] which arise out of the earth” (Daniel 7:17).
What can we learn about each beasts? The description of the beasts is amazingly parallel to the kingdoms they represent. Daniel said, “I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the Great Sea [the “sea” represents nations—see Rev. 17:15]. And four great beasts came up from the sea, each different from the other” (Dan. 7:2-3).
 
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