|
What
was
the
third
one
of
these
"four
great
beasts
came
up
from
the
sea,
diverse
one
from
another"?
"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."
Roman
Empire
The
powerful
pagan
empire
that
controlled
most
of
the
known
world
during
New
Testament
times.
Rome
was
founded
in
753
B.
C.
by
Romulus,
who
became
its
first
king.
The
little
kingdom
grew
in
size
and
importance,
absorbing
its
immediate
neighbors
through
the
reign
of
seven
kings,
until
the
tyranny
of
Tarquinius
Superbus
drove
the
people
to
revolt
and
to
take
the
government
into
their
own
hands.
A
republic
was
established,
and
Roman
citizens
had
a
voice
in
governmental
affairs.
During
the
period
of
the
republic,
Rome
extended
her
borders
throughout
all
of
Italy
and
the
known
world.
In
63
B.
C.,
Judea
became
formally
subject
to
Rome
and
this
was
the
case
during
the
entire
New
Testament
period.
The
republic
was
subject
to
internal
strife
which
eventually
led
to
the
decline
of
a
people-oriented
government.
The
emperor
Octavian,
who
was
also
known
as
Augustus,
became
emperor
in
27
B.
C.
He
was
still
reigning
at
the
time
of
Jesus'
birth.
Roman
Religion.
The
religion
that
was
native
to
Rome
was
basically
primitive
in
nature.
The
Romans
believed
that
impersonal
spirits
or
supernatural
powers
inhabited
such
natural
objects
as
trees,
streams,
and
earth.
They
believed
that
these
spirits
affected
one's
personal
life
for
good
or
evil.
But
the
most
striking
feature
of
Roman
religion
was
its
ability
to
merge
the
best
features
of
several
religions.
As
the
empire
expanded,
it
imported
and
assimilated
many
religious
ideas
and
pagan
gods
from
Greece
and
the
Orient.
Roman
gods
were
fused
and
identified
with
the
gods
of
the
Greeks.
Buildings,
temples,
and
monuments
to
these
gods
were
erected.
Astrological
beliefs
and
magical
practices
flourished.
An
"imperial
ruler
cult"
developed
in
the
first
century
B.
C.
when
the
Roman
senate
voted
to
deify
Julius
Caesar
and
to
dedicate
a
temple
to
his
honor.
Among
all
the
emperors,
only
Julius
Caesar,
Augustus,
and
Claudius
were
deified.
This
phenomenon
apparently
had
more
political
than
religious
meaning.
Throughout
the
entire
New
Testament
period,
various
emperors
ruled
over
the
Roman
Empire.
During
the
reign
of
Augustus,
Christ
was
born.
His
crucifixion
occurred
during
the
reign
of
the
succeeding
emperor
Tiberius.
The
martyrdom
of
James,
the
brother
of
John,
took
place
in
the
reign
of
the
emperor
Claudius
<Acts
11:28;
12:1-2>.
It
was
to
the
emperor
Nero
that
Paul
appealed
<Acts
25:11>.
The
destruction
of
Jerusalem
prophesied
by
Jesus
<Matthew
24;
Mark
13;
Luke
19:41-44>
was
accomplished
in
the
year
A.
D.
70
by
Titus,
who
later
became
emperor.
Thus,
all
of
the
New
Testament
story
unfolded
under
the
reign
of
Roman
emperors.
The
Roman
Empire
reached
the
height
of
its
power
from
about
A.
D.
100
to
175.
By
the
end
of
the
century,
however,
the
Romans
and
their
power
had
begun
to
decline.
Because
of
the
vast
expanse
of
its
territory,
the
Empire
grew
increasingly
difficult
to
administer.
High
taxation
and
political
infighting
also
took
their
toll.
Morally,
Rome
was
also
a
sick
society;
its
life
of
sin
and
debauchery
served
to
hasten
its
collapse
from
within,
even
as
barbaric
tribes
moved
in
to
challenge
the
Romans'
military
rule.
By
A.
D.
450
the
Roman
Empire
was
only
a
skeleton
of
its
former
self,
reduced
to
a
third-rate
power
among
the
nations
of
the
ancient
world.
The
Jews
Within
the
Empire.
Contact
between
Rome
and
the
Jews
took
place
when
some
of
the
Jews
were
scattered
to
various
parts
of
the
Mediterranean
world
and
when
Rome
moved
into
Palestine
as
a
part
of
its
eastern
expansion.
Technically,
however,
contact
between
the
Romans
and
the
Jews
began
in
63
B.
C.,
when
Pompey
marched
into
the
land
of
Palestine.
From
the
time
of
the
Captivity
in
Babylon--
or
perhaps
even
earlier--
many
Jews
made
their
homes
outside
Palestine.
While
some
of
them
did
this
for
economic
reasons;
others
had
been
deported
as
prisoners
of
war
to
such
places
as
Assyria
and
Babylon.
The
prophet
Jeremiah
indicated
that
some
Jews
had
settled
in
Egypt
during
his
time
<Jer.
44:1>.
Under
Roman
rule
the
Jews
were
given
a
special
status
with
certain
legal
rights.
They
were
permitted
to
practice
their
own
religion
and
to
build
their
synagogues.
They
also
were
exempt
from
military
service
and
were
not
required
to
appear
in
court
on
the
Sabbath.
Relationships
between
the
Jews
and
the
Romans
were
mostly
positive.
But
a
few
major
disturbances
did
occur.
The
emperor
Caligula
alienated
the
Jews
by
opposing
their
belief
in
one
God
and
forcibly
erecting
a
statue
of
himself
in
their
synagogues.
Also,
in
A.
D.
19,
the
emperor
Tiberius
expelled
some
Jews
from
Italy.
This
edict
was
renewed
under
Claudius
in
A.
D.
49
<Acts
18:2>.
Apparently
this
edict
did
not
last
long,
because
Jews
were
living
in
Rome
when
Paul
arrived
there
about
A.
D.
62.
The
situation
of
the
Jews
varied
considerably
under
the
different
Roman
rulers.
Basically,
the
Romans
treated
the
Jews
fairly.
Herod
the
Great
rebuilt
the
Temple
in
20
B.
C.,
and
Herod
Agrippa
sought
Jewish
favor
by
persecuting
the
Christians
<Acts
12:1-3>.
Archelaus,
on
the
other
hand,
was
a
cruel
and
tyrannical
ruler
who
massacred
many
Jews
<Matt.
2:22>.
Resentful
of
the
presence
of
these
foreign
oppressors,
the
Jews
refused
to
recognize
anyone
but
God
as
sovereign.
Revolutionary
activities
of
Jewish
nationalists
such
as
the
ZEALOTS
increased
and
threatened
the
peace
in
Palestine.
By
A.
D.
66,
Rome
was
forced
to
subdue
a
Jewish
revolt
in
Judea.
And
in
A.
D.
70,
Titus,
a
Roman
general
who
later
became
emperor,
marched
on
the
city
of
Jerusalem
to
destroy
Jewish
resistance.
Many
Jews
lost
their
lives
by
crucifixion
and
other
violent
means.
A
small
group
of
freedom
fighters
held
out
at
Masada,
but
they
took
their
own
lives
just
before
the
Roman
soldiers
broke
into
their
fortress.
The
destruction
of
Jerusalem
did
not
wipe
out
the
Jewish
state
or
religion.
In
some
ways,
it
made
the
Jews
more
determined
to
resist.
During
the
next
60
years
Rome
and
the
Jews
clashed
on
a
number
of
occasions.
From
A.
D.
132-135
a
second
rebellion
was
led
by
a
self-proclaimed
messiah,
Simon
Bar
Cochba.
Hadrian,
emperor
at
the
time,
issued
an
edict
which
virtually
destroyed
Judaism.
Jerusalem
was
rebuilt
as
a
Roman
colony,
complete
with
a
pagan
Roman
temple,
erected
on
the
site
of
the
Jewish
Temple.
The
province
of
Judea
was
replaced
by
Syria
Palestine.
In
this
rebellion,
some
5OO,OOO
Jews
were
killed
and
many
others
were
sold
into
slavery.
Those
who
survived
were
scattered
beyond
this
new
province.
Christianity
Within
the
Empire.
The
birth
and
development
of
Christianity
took
place
within
the
borders
of
the
Roman
Empire.
The
New
Testament
contains
several
references
to
Romans
who
were
ruling
at
this
time.
Among
them
were
CAESAR
AUGUSTUS
<Luke
2:1>,
QUIRINIUS
<Luke
2:2>,
and
TIBRIUS
CAESAR
<Luke
3:1;
20:22>.
Other
minor
officials
ruled
on
behalf
of
Rome,
particularly
those
of
the
Herodian
dynasty.
The
Book
of
Acts
shows
how
Christianity
spread
throughout
the
Roman
Empire.
Under
Paul,
the
great
missionary
to
the
Gentiles,
the
gospel
may
have
been
preached
as
far
west
as
Spain
<Rom.
15:28>.
A
Christian
church
existed
in
Rome
as
early
as
A.
D.
50
<Acts
18:2-3>.
By
the
time
Paul
wrote
his
Epistle
to
the
Romans
(A.
D.
58),
a
large
Christian
community
existed
in
the
imperial
city.
Paul's
appearance
in
Rome
was
ironic,
because
he
came
as
a
prisoner
and
not
as
a
missionary
<Acts
25:12;
27:1;
28:19-31>.
Here
he
was
held
in
confinement
awaiting
a
trial
that
apparently
never
took
place.
According
to
tradition,
Paul
lost
his
life
under
Nero's
persecution
about
A.
D.
64.
In
its
early
stages,
Christianity
was
regarded
by
Rome
as
a
sect
of
Judaism.
This
is
why
it
was
ignored
during
its
early
years.
On
several
occasions,
Roman
authorities
viewed
conflicts
between
Jews
and
Christians
as
an
internal
matter,
not
worthy
of
their
attention
<Acts
18:12-17>.
When
Christians
were
accused
by
the
Jews
of
breaking
the
law,
they
were
acquitted
<Acts
16:35-39>.
Rome
even
protected
Christians
from
Jewish
fanatics
<Acts
19:28-41;
22:22-30;
23:23-24>
and
assured
Paul
the
right
of
a
proper
trial
<Acts
23:26;
28:31>.
Most
Christians
had
a
positive
and
respectful
attitude
toward
Roman
authority.
They
were
careful
not
to
promote
any
revolutionary
or
treasonous
acts.
Jesus
spoke
about
paying
taxes
<Mark
12:17>.
Paul
reminded
his
readers
to
respect,
pray
for,
and
honor
governing
authorities
<Rom.
13:1-7;
1
Tim.
2:1-2;
Titus
3:1>.
Peter
admonished
the
churches:
"Honor
all
people.
Love
the
brotherhood.
Fear
God.
Honor
the
king"
<1
Pet.
2:17>.
The
first
known
persecution
of
Christians
by
the
Roman
authorities
took
place
under
Nero.
But
this
was
an
isolated
case
and
not
a
general
policy.
Many
Christians,
including
Paul,
lost
their
lives
at
this
time.
Tacitus,
a
Roman
historian,
refers
to
vast
multitudes
of
Christians
who
were
arrested,
tortured,
crucified,
and
burned.
Hardships
came
to
Christians
in
parts
of
Asia
while
Domitian
was
emperor.
Later,
under
Trajan,
there
were
further
problems,
especially
in
Bithynia,
where
Pliny
was
governor
(A.
D.
112).
Ignatius,
bishop
of
Antioch,
was
martyred
during
this
persecution.
Rome
may
have
feared
that
Christians
could
become
a
political
threat
because
they
would
not
acknowledge
Caesar
as
lord.
Marcus
Aurelius
took
official
action
against
Christianity.
As
emperor,
he
was
responsible
for
the
death
of
Justin
Martyr
(A.
D.
165).
Celcius
(A.
D.
249-251)
launched
attacks
against
Christians
and,
like
Nero,
used
them
as
scapegoats
for
his
own
failures.
Under
Diocletian
intense
persecution
of
the
church
took
place
for
three
years
(A.
D.
303-305).
Many
churches
were
destroyed.
Bibles
were
burned,
and
Christians
were
martyred.
With
the
coming
of
Constantine,
however,
this
policy
of
persecution
was
reversed.
His
Edict
of
Milan
in
A.
D.
313
made
Christianity
the
official
religion
of
the
Roman
Empire.
(from
Nelson's
Illustrated
Bible
Dictionary)
(Copyright
(C)
1986,
Thomas
Nelson
Publishers)
It
is
also
important
to
understand
the
Greeks
and
their
influence
which
continued
in
the
Roman
Empire.
Greeks
Natives
of
Greece
or
people
of
Greek
descent.
In
the
New
Testament,
Greeks
is
sometimes
a
general
term
for
all
who
are
not
Jews.
Historically,
the
Greeks
descended
from
four
separate
groups--
the
Acheans,
Ionians,
Aetolians,
and
Dorians--
which
immigrated
into
Greece
and
replaced
the
civilization
that
previously
existed.
Each
group
settled
in
different
regions
of
Greece.
Because
these
peoples
did
not
mix
very
well,
Greece
developed
into
a
group
of
city-states
instead
of
a
nation.
They
fought
among
one
another
for
superiority,
and
even
though
they
conquered
isolated
areas
of
the
Mediterranean
coastland,
they
were
unable
to
establish
a
unified
empire.
Much
later,
Philip
of
Macedon
conquered
Greece,
and
his
son
ALEXANDER
the
Great,
extended
Greek
culture
throughout
most
of
the
Mediterranean
world.
When
Alexander
died,
his
generals
continued
this
policy
of
forcing
Greek
culture
upon
the
people
of
his
empire.
The
way
of
life
they
enforced
is
known
as
HELLENISM.
Centuries
later
when
the
Romans
conquered
the
ancient
world,
they
brought
political
organization
to
the
Mediterranean,
but
they
did
little
to
change
its
Hellenistic
culture.
When
the
biblical
writers
use
the
term
"Greeks,"
therefore,
they
do
not
merely
mean
natives
of
Greece;
they
are
speaking
of
all
who
have
been
influenced
by
Greek
culture
and
are
not
Jews
(for
instance,
<Mark
7:26>,
where
a
SyroPhoenician
woman
is
called
a
Greek).
By
contrast,
the
term
"Grecians"
(KJV),
Grecian
Jews
(NIV),
or
"Hellenists"
(RSV,
NKJV)
refers
to
Greek-speaking
Jews
only
<Acts
6:1;
9:29>.
In
the
Old
Testament,
Greece
is
to
be
identified
with
Javan
<Is.
66:19>.
The
only
Old
Testament
reference
to
Greeks
occurs
in
<Joel
3:6>.
(from
Nelson's
Illustrated
Bible
Dictionary)
(Copyright
(C)
1986,
Thomas
Nelson
Publishers)
A
little
added
information:
Alexander
Alexander
III
(the
Great),
son
of
Philip
II
(King
of
Macedon)
and
founder
of
the
Hellenistic
(Greek)
Empire.
He
was
born
in
356
B.
C.
and
ascended
the
Macedonian
throne
in
336
B.
C.
Advised
by
his
teacher
Aristotle
that
he
could
rule
the
world
if
he
could
make
people
adopt
the
Greek
culture,
Alexander
extended
his
empire
east
from
Greece,
around
the
Mediterranean
Sea
to
Egypt,
and
then
to
the
borders
of
India.
He
died
in
Babylon
in
323
B.
C.
at
the
age
of
33.
Because
he
did
not
leave
an
heir
who
could
continue
his
reign,
Alexander's
three
generals
divided
his
kingdom,
with
Ptolemy
taking
Egypt,
Seleucus
the
East,
and
Cassander
Macedonia.
Although
Alexander
the
Great
is
not
mentioned
directly
in
the
Old
or
New
Testament,
many
scholars
think
that
"the
large
horn
that
is
between
[the]
eyes...
of
the
male
goat"
<Dan.
8:21>
and
the
"mighty
king"
in
the
vision
of
<Daniel
11:3-4>
may
refer
to
him.
Alexander
encouraged
the
Jews
to
settle
in
Alexandria,
the
city
he
founded
after
conquering
Egypt.
It
was
at
Alexandria
that
a
Greek
translation
of
the
Old
Testament,
known
as
the
SEPTUAGINT,
was
developed.
(from
Nelson's
Illustrated
Bible
Dictionary)
(Copyright
(C)
1986,
Thomas
Nelson
Publishers)
Dan
7:
"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."
Let
us
look
at
the
definitions
for
some
of
these
words.
This
third
beast
was
"like
a
leopard".
Why?
"like
a
leopard"
5245
nemar
(Aramaic)
(nem-ar');
corresponding
to
5246:
KJV--
leopard.
5246
namer
(naw-mare');
from
an
unused
root
meaning
properly,
to
filtrate,
i.e.
be
limpid
[comp
5247
and
5249];
and
thus
to
spot
or
stain
as
if
by
dripping;
a
leopard
(from
its
stripes):
KJV--
leopard.
***.
Nimrod.
See
5248.
[
Strong's
]
{
"be
limpid"
means
to
be
transparent
}
"which
had
upon
the
back
of
it
four
wings
of
a
fowl"
Remember
the
first
beast
like
a
lion
had
"eagles
wings"?
This
third
beast
has
"four
wings
of
a
fowl"
elevating
it
to
such
a
high
and
mighty
state.
"the
beast
had
also
four
heads"
But,
even
more,
this
beast
had
"four
heads".
-----
Emperor
Worship
A
pagan
custom
of
ancient
times
in
which
a
ruler
claimed
for
himself
the
qualities
of
a
god
and
was
so
treated
by
those
whom
he
ruled.
Many
nations
of
the
ancient
world
followed
the
custom
of
worshiping
their
rulers.
The
Egyptians,
for
example,
claimed
their
Pharaohs
had
descended
from
the
sun
gods.
The
Greek
conqueror
ALEXANDER
the
Great,
established
a
cult
of
such
worship
in
Alexandria.
The
rulers
of
Syria
and
Egypt
followed
this
tradition,
calling
themselves
gods
who
ruled
on
earth.
<Daniel
3>
records
an
actual
instance
of
emperor
worship.
King
Nebuchadnezzar
had
a
statue
made.
Then
he
ordered
everyone
to
bow
down
to
it.
Those
who
refused
were
thrown
into
a
fiery
furnace.
Later,
the
prophet
Daniel
was
thrown
to
the
lions
for
his
refusal
to
pray
to
the
Persian
King
Darius
<Daniel
6>.
When
the
Roman
Empire
conquered
these
ancient
nations,
the
worship
of
the
Roman
state
naturally
replaced
these
pagan
forms
of
worship.
The
conquered
people
began
to
worship
outstanding
Roman
leaders,
such
as
Mark
Anthony
and
Julius
Caesar.
Under
Augustus
Caesar
as
emperor
of
Rome
emperor
worship
grew
in
intensity.
In
the
various
Roman
provinces,
the
subjects
worshiped
the
Roman
state
and
the
emperor
as
a
sign
of
their
loyalty
to
Rome.
Throughout
the
empire,
Roman
subjects
incorporated
emperor
worship
into
their
local
religions.
Leading
citizens
became
priests
in
the
emperor
worship
cult
as
evidence
of
their
loyalty
to
the
Roman
Empire.
The
New
Testament
never
speaks
of
emperor
worship
as
such,
but
it
was
practiced
during
that
time.
Secular
history
records
that
the
Roman
emperor
Caligula
(A.
D.
37-41)
proclaimed
himself
as
a
god,
built
temples
for
himself,
and
required
his
subjects
to
worship
him.
In
A.
D.
40,
some
Jews
destroyed
a
statue
that
had
been
erected
to
him.
Caligula
retaliated
by
threatening
to
place
a
statue
in
the
Jewish
Temple,
but
the
plan
was
never
carried
out
because
of
Jewish
opposition.
Open
conflict
between
Christians
and
the
Roman
Empire
over
emperor
worship
came
long
after
the
close
of
the
New
Testament.
Under
Emperor
Trajan,
Christians
who
would
not
renounce
their
allegiance
to
Christ
and
pledge
their
worship
of
the
emperor
often
were
executed.
Emperor
worship
continued
as
the
official
religion
of
the
Roman
Empire
until
Christianity
was
recognized
under
the
Emperor
Constantine
(reigned
A.
D.
305-337).
(from
Nelson's
Illustrated
Bible
Dictionary)
(Copyright
(C)
1986,
Thomas
Nelson
Publishers)
Dan
7:1-28
1
In
the
first
year
of
Belshazzar
king
of
Babylon
Daniel
had
a
dream
and
visions
of
his
head
upon
his
bed:
then
he
wrote
the
dream,
and
told
the
sum
of
the
matters.
2
Daniel
spake
and
said,
I
saw
in
my
vision
by
night,
and,
behold,
the
four
winds
of
the
heaven
strove
upon
the
great
sea.
3
And
four
great
beasts
came
up
from
the
sea,
diverse
one
from
another.
4
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.
5
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.
6
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.
7
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.
8
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
eyes
like
the
eyes
of
man,
and
a
mouth
speaking
great
things.
9
I
beheld
till
the
thrones
were
cast
down,
and
the
Ancient
of
days
did
sit,
whose
garment
was
white
as
snow,
and
the
hair
of
his
head
like
the
pure
wool:
his
throne
was
like
the
fiery
flame,
and
his
wheels
as
burning
fire.
10
A
fiery
stream
issued
and
came
forth
from
before
him:
thousand
thousands
ministered
unto
him,
and
ten
thousand
times
ten
thousand
stood
before
him:
the
judgment
was
set,
and
the
books
were
opened.
11
I
beheld
then
because
of
the
voice
of
the
great
words
which
the
horn
spake:
I
beheld
even
till
the
beast
was
slain,
and
his
body
destroyed,
and
given
to
the
burning
flame.
12
As
concerning
the
rest
of
the
beasts,
they
had
their
dominion
taken
away:
yet
their
lives
were
prolonged
for
a
season
and
time.
13
I
saw
in
the
night
visions,
and,
behold,
one
like
the
Son
of
man
came
with
the
clouds
of
heaven,
and
came
to
the
Ancient
of
days,
and
they
brought
him
near
before
him.
14
And
there
was
given
him
dominion,
and
glory,
and
a
kingdom,
that
all
people,
nations,
and
languages,
should
serve
him:
his
dominion
is
an
everlasting
dominion,
which
shall
not
pass
away,
and
his
kingdom
that
which
shall
not
be
destroyed.
15
I
Daniel
was
grieved
in
my
spirit
in
the
midst
of
my
body,
and
the
visions
of
my
head
troubled
me.
16
I
came
near
unto
one
of
them
that
stood
by,
and
asked
him
the
truth
of
all
this.
So
he
told
me,
and
made
me
know
the
interpretation
of
the
things.
17
These
great
beasts,
which
are
four,
are
four
kings,
which
shall
arise
out
of
the
earth.
18
But
the
saints
of
the
most
High
shall
take
the
kingdom,
and
possess
the
kingdom
for
ever,
even
for
ever
and
ever.
19
Then
I
would
know
the
truth
of
the
fourth
beast,
which
was
diverse
from
all
the
others,
exceeding
dreadful,
whose
teeth
were
of
iron,
and
his
nails
of
brass;
which
devoured,
brake
in
pieces,
and
stamped
the
residue
with
his
feet;
20
And
of
the
ten
horns
that
were
in
his
head,
and
of
the
other
which
came
up,
and
before
whom
three
fell;
even
of
that
horn
that
had
eyes,
and
a
mouth
that
spake
very
great
things,
whose
look
was
more
stout
than
his
fellows.
21
I
beheld,
and
the
same
horn
made
war
with
the
saints,
and
prevailed
against
them;
22
Until
the
Ancient
of
days
came,
and
judgment
was
given
to
the
saints
of
the
most
High;
and
the
time
came
that
the
saints
possessed
the
kingdom.
23
Thus
he
said,
The
fourth
beast
shall
be
the
fourth
kingdom
upon
earth,
which
shall
be
diverse
from
all
kingdoms,
and
shall
devour
the
whole
earth,
and
shall
tread
it
down,
and
break
it
in
pieces.
24
And
the
ten
horns
out
of
this
kingdom
are
ten
kings
that
shall
arise:
and
another
shall
rise
after
them;
and
he
shall
be
diverse
from
the
first,
and
he
shall
subdue
three
kings.
25
And
he
shall
speak
great
words
against
the
most
High,
and
shall
wear
out
the
saints
of
the
most
High,
and
think
to
change
times
and
laws:
and
they
shall
be
given
into
his
hand
until
a
time
and
times
and
the
dividing
of
time.
26
But
the
judgment
shall
sit,
and
they
shall
take
away
his
dominion,
to
consume
and
to
destroy
it
unto
the
end.
27
And
the
kingdom
and
dominion,
and
the
greatness
of
the
kingdom
under
the
whole
heaven,
shall
be
given
to
the
people
of
the
saints
of
the
most
High,
whose
kingdom
is
an
everlasting
kingdom,
and
all
dominions
shall
serve
and
obey
him.
28
Hitherto
is
the
end
of
the
matter.
As
for
me
Daniel,
my
cogitations
much
troubled
me,
and
my
countenance
changed
in
me:
but
I
kept
the
matter
in
my
heart.
(KJV)
"And
four
great
beasts
came
up
from
the
sea,
diverse
one
from
another."
1.
Egyptian
Empire
-
"The
first
was
like
a
lion,
and
had
eagle's
wings"
2.
Babylonian
Empire
-
"And
behold
another
beast,
a
second,
like
to
a
bear"
3.
Roman
Empire
-
"After
this
I
beheld,
and
lo
another,
like
a
leopard"
4.
The
present
day
"one
world"
government,
called
the
United
Nations
-
"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."
Then
a
change
in
this
beast,
which
gives
this
beast
its
great
power
and
authority
over
the
whole
world.
"Then
I
would
know
the
truth
of
the
fourth
beast,
which
was
diverse
from
all
the
others,
exceeding
dreadful,
whose
teeth
were
of
iron,
and
his
nails
of
brass;
which
devoured,
brake
in
pieces,
and
stamped
the
residue
with
his
feet;
And
of
the
ten
horns
that
were
in
his
head,
and
of
the
other
which
came
up,
and
before
whom
three
fell;
even
of
that
horn
that
had
eyes,
and
a
mouth
that
spake
very
great
things,
whose
look
was
more
stout
than
his
fellows.
I
beheld,
and
the
same
horn
made
war
with
the
saints,
and
prevailed
against
them;"
Please
read
this
carefully:
"And
of
the
ten
horns
that
were
in
his
head,
and
of
the
other
which
came
up".
This
"other
which
came
up"
("behold,
there
came
up
among
them
another
little
horn")
is
Satan's
government
of
fallen
angels.
There
are
"ten
horns",
and
before
Satan's
fallen
angels
arrive
in
the
sight
of
man,
"three
fell"
away
from
this
"beast",
("three
of
the
first
horns
plucked
up
by
the
roots").
This
leaves
seven
"horns".
Then,
as
the
"another
little
horn",
the
power
that
is
brought
in
by
the
fallen
angels,
is
added
to
those
remaining,
it
makes
eight
"horns".
This
"another
little
horn"
heals
this
beast
(it's
"head"
which
had
been
wounded)
by
bringing
the
three
"horns
plucked
up
by
the
roots"
back
into
this
"one
world"
beast,
which
makes
their
number
'eleven'.
What
is
the
number
"eleven"?
"Judgement
and
Disorder"
So,
let
us
understand.
This
fourth
"beast"
of
the
"four
great
beasts"
is
the
United
Nations.
This
"one
world"
beast
had
good
intentions,
in
some
respects,
in
it's
beginning
as
the
''League
of
Nations".
And,
when
it
became
the
United
Nations
Organization,
it
still
had
some
good
intentions.
League
of
Nations,
former
international
organization,
established
by
the
peace
treaties
that
ended
World
War
I.
Like
its
successor,
the
United
Nations,
its
purpose
was
the
promotion
of
international
peace
and
security.
The
League
was
a
product
of
World
War
I
in
the
sense
that
that
conflict
convinced
most
persons
of
the
necessity
of
averting
another
such
cataclysm.
But
its
background
lay
in
the
visions
of
men
like
the
duc
de
Sully
and
Immanuel
Kant
and
in
the
later
growth
of
formal
international
organizations
like
the
International
Telegraphic
Union
(1865)
and
the
Universal
Postal
Union
(1874).
The
Red
Cross,
the
Hague
Conferences,
and
the
Permanent
Court
of
Arbitration
(Hague
Tribunal)
were
also
important
stepping-stones
toward
international
cooperation.
United
Nations
(UN),
international
organization
established
immediately
after
World
War
II.
It
replaced
the
League
of
Nations.
In
1945,
when
the
UN
was
founded,
there
were
51
members;
191
nations
are
now
members
of
the
organization.
This
fourth
beast
(United
Nations
Organization)
is
comprised
of
so
many
different
peoples,
governments,
traditions,
religions,
plus
those
who
are
atheists,
with
diverse
educations,
and
economies,
that
there
is
no
way
that
this
fourth
beast
could
continue.
Then,
"there
were
three
of
the
first
horns
plucked
up
by
the
roots".
When?
"and
before
whom
three
fell"
Just
a
very
short
time
before
Satan's
fallen
angels
arrive
in
the
sight
of
earthly
flesh
men,
three
of
these
"horns"
of
these
"ten
horns
that
were
in
his
head"
were
"plucked
up
by
the
roots".
Daniel
7:8
"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
eyes
like
the
eyes
of
man,
and
a
mouth
speaking
great
things."
Which
of
the
"heads"
could
be
wounded?
("heads"
not
"horns")
Rev
13:3
3
And
I
saw
one
of
his
heads
as
it
were
wounded
to
death;
and
his
deadly
wound
was
healed:
and
all
the
world
wondered
after
the
beast.
(KJV)
The
"Good
and
Bad
Figs",
"the
current
government/kingdom
over
Jerusalem",
is
the
only
one
of
the
"heads"
which
could
be
"wounded".
Rev
13:1-3
1
And
I
stood
upon
the
sand
of
the
sea,
and
saw
a
beast
rise
up
out
of
the
sea,
having
seven
heads
and
ten
horns,
and
upon
his
horns
ten
crowns,
and
upon
his
heads
the
name
of
blasphemy.
2
And
the
beast
which
I
saw
was
like
unto
a
leopard,
and
his
feet
were
as
the
feet
of
a
bear,
and
his
mouth
as
the
mouth
of
a
lion:
and
the
dragon
gave
him
his
power,
and
his
seat,
and
great
authority.
3
And
I
saw
one
of
his
heads
as
it
were
wounded
to
death;
and
his
deadly
wound
was
healed:
and
all
the
world
wondered
after
the
beast.
(KJV)
What
was
told
to
us
concerning
these
"heads"?
Rev
17:1-18
1
And
there
came
one
of
the
seven
angels
which
had
the
seven
vials,
and
talked
with
me,
saying
unto
me,
Come
hither;
I
will
shew
unto
thee
the
judgment
of
the
great
whore
that
sitteth
upon
many
waters:
2
With
whom
the
kings
of
the
earth
have
committed
fornication,
and
the
inhabitants
of
the
earth
have
been
made
drunk
with
the
wine
of
her
fornication.
3
So
he
carried
me
away
in
the
spirit
into
the
wilderness:
and
I
saw
a
woman
sit
upon
a
scarlet
coloured
beast,
full
of
names
of
blasphemy,
having
seven
heads
and
ten
horns.
4
And
the
woman
was
arrayed
in
purple
and
scarlet
colour,
and
decked
with
gold
and
precious
stones
and
pearls,
having
a
golden
cup
in
her
hand
full
of
abominations
and
filthiness
of
her
fornication:
5
And
upon
her
forehead
was
a
name
written,
MYSTERY,
BABYLON
THE
GREAT,
THE
MOTHER
OF
HARLOTS
AND
ABOMINATIONS
OF
THE
EARTH.
6
And
I
saw
the
woman
drunken
with
the
blood
of
the
saints,
and
with
the
blood
of
the
martyrs
of
Jesus:
and
when
I
saw
her,
I
wondered
with
great
admiration.
7
And
the
angel
said
unto
me,
Wherefore
didst
thou
marvel?
I
will
tell
thee
the
mystery
of
the
woman,
and
of
the
beast
that
carrieth
her,
which
hath
the
seven
heads
and
ten
horns.
8
The
beast
that
thou
sawest
was,
and
is
not;
and
shall
ascend
out
of
the
bottomless
pit,
and
go
into
perdition:
and
they
that
dwell
on
the
earth
shall
wonder,
whose
names
were
not
written
in
the
book
of
life
from
the
foundation
of
the
world,
when
they
behold
the
beast
that
was,
and
is
not,
and
yet
is.
Rev
17:
9
And
here
is
the
mind
which
hath
wisdom.
The
seven
heads
are
seven
mountains,
on
which
the
woman
sitteth.
10
And
there
are
seven
kings:
five
are
fallen,
and
one
is,
and
the
other
is
not
yet
come;
and
when
he
cometh,
he
must
continue
a
short
space.
11
And
the
beast
that
was,
and
is
not,
even
he
is
the
eighth,
and
is
of
the
seven,
and
goeth
into
perdition.
12
And
the
ten
horns
which
thou
sawest
are
ten
kings,
which
have
received
no
kingdom
as
yet;
but
receive
power
as
kings
one
hour
with
the
beast.
13
These
have
one
mind,
and
shall
give
their
power
and
strength
unto
the
beast.
14
These
shall
make
war
with
the
Lamb,
and
the
Lamb
shall
overcome
them:
for
he
is
Lord
of
lords,
and
King
of
kings:
and
they
that
are
with
him
are
called,
and
chosen,
and
faithful.
15
And
he
saith
unto
me,
The
waters
which
thou
sawest,
where
the
whore
sitteth,
are
peoples,
and
multitudes,
and
nations,
and
tongues.
16
And
the
ten
horns
which
thou
sawest
upon
the
beast,
these
shall
hate
the
whore,
and
shall
make
her
desolate
and
naked,
and
shall
eat
her
flesh,
and
burn
her
with
fire.
17
For
God
hath
put
in
their
hearts
to
fulfil
his
will,
and
to
agree,
and
give
their
kingdom
unto
the
beast,
until
the
words
of
God
shall
be
fulfilled.
18
And
the
woman
which
thou
sawest
is
that
great
city,
which
reigneth
over
the
kings
of
the
earth.
(KJV)
These
are
the
kingdoms
("heads")
which
have
had
dominion
over
Jerusalem.
Again,
"the
kingdoms
which
have
had
dominion
over
Jerusalem".
These
are
those
who
are
in
the
past,
"five
are
fallen".
1.
Babylon
(represented
by
the
'lion'
)
2.
Medio-Persia
(Media
is
represented
by
the
'bear',
and
Persia
by
the
'leopard')
3.
Greece
(represented
by
'a
dreadful
and
terrible
beast')
4.
Rome
(represented
by
the
power
of
the
'political
beast')
5.
Mohammedans
(from
636
A.D.
until
1948)
(represented
by
the
power
of
the
'religious
beast')
This
is
now,
"one
is".
6.
Good
and
Bad
Figs
This
is
the
current
government/kingdom
over
Jerusalem
("and
one
is")
This
is
"the
other
is
not
yet
come".
7.
Satan's,
the
spurious
'Jesus'
government
And,
this
is
Satan's
government/kingdom
which
is
prophesied
to
come
("and
the
other
is
not
yet
come;
and
when
he
cometh,
he
must
continue
a
short
space.")
------
1.
Egyptian
Empire
-
"The
first
was
like
a
lion,
and
had
eagle's
wings"
2.
Babylonian
Empire
-
"And
behold
another
beast,
a
second,
like
to
a
bear"
3.
Roman
Empire
-
"After
this
I
beheld,
and
lo
another,
like
a
leopard"
4.
United
Nations
Organization,
which
is
over
taken
by
the
"One
World"
Order
Satan's
fallen
angels
"set
up".
-
"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
eyes
like
the
eyes
of
man,
and
a
mouth
speaking
great
things."
"And
the
ten
horns
which
thou
sawest
are
ten
kings,
which
have
received
no
kingdom
as
yet;
but
receive
power
as
kings
one
hour
with
the
beast."
-------
The
descriptive
analogies
given
for
the
"four
great
beasts",
and
those
assigned
to
the
"seven
kings"
are
similar
only
because
they
are
'descriptive
analogies'.
As
we
know,
FATHER'S
Word
gives
us
many
descriptive
analogies,
such
as:
Rev
5:5
5
And
one
of
the
elders
saith
unto
me,
Weep
not:
behold,
the
Lion
of
the
tribe
of
Juda,
the
Root
of
David,
hath
prevailed
to
open
the
book,
and
to
loose
the
seven
seals
thereof.
(KJV)
We
know
that
this
"Lion"
(CHRIST)
is
not
the
same
as
the
"first
was
like
a
lion,
and
had
eagle's
wings",
which
speaks
of
Egypt
when
it
was
one
of
the
"four
great
beasts
came
up
from
the
sea,
diverse
one
from
another".
Ezek
32:2
2
Son
of
man,
take
up
a
lamentation
for
Pharaoh
king
of
Egypt,
and
say
unto
him,
Thou
art
like
a
young
lion
of
the
nations,
and
thou
art
as
a
whale
in
the
seas:
and
thou
camest
forth
with
thy
rivers,
and
troubledst
the
waters
with
thy
feet,
and
fouledst
their
rivers.
(KJV)
"Thou
art
like
a
young
lion
of
the
nations"
"thou
art
as
a
whale
in
the
seas"
The
manner
in
which
these
"seven
heads"
("five
are
fallen,
and
one
is,
and
the
other
is
not
yet
come;
and
when
he
cometh,
he
must
continue
a
short
space")
presented
themselves
or
acted/reacted
was
geared
toward
the
children
of
Jerusalem.
The
mannerisms
or
likenesses
that
these
"four
great
beasts
came
up
from
the
sea"
have
or
will
(the
last
one)
have,
are
according
to
how
they
presented
themselves,
acted,
and
reacted
to
those
under
their
jurisdiction,
and/or
with
those
nations,
governments,
and
peoples
whom
they
came
in
contact.
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