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Learning About the Kings of Daniel Chapter 7

Key Verses Daniel 7:1-8
Time 553 BCE to today

Learning Point

  • The prophecy in Daniel Chapter 7 is one of several propehcies in the Bible that help us identify key world powers through history who had an impact on God’s people.
  • The four beasts help us to identify five different world powers that bring us up to our time.
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The four beasts of Daniel 7

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Fun Facts

  • The first beast represents Babylon, which lost its initial aggresiveness as time progressed.
  • The second beast represents Medo-Persia, which was strong and focused on expansion in three directions.
  • The third beast was Greece, which moved with great swiftness before eventually disintegrating into four kingdoms.
  • The fourth beast was Rome an unsually strong and powerful power that existed for a lot longer that the previous powers. It was never fully conquered, but rather its power moved on to other nations.
  • The fourth beast also developed a horn that uprooted three others, this represents Britan (later including America) as it uprooted the powers of France, the Netherlands and Spain.

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