Alexander died young without an heir, and so his empire was split between four generals as predicted in Daniel’s vision. This prophecy came true when Alexander the Great, by his early thirties, had conquered the known world with lightning speed, metaphorically running by and flying over his enemies. Winged Leopard – This was a prophecy about the future coming of the Greek empire which would conquer the Persian empire and expand beyond it.The overtaking of Babylon by this empire was the focus of Daniel 5. Bear – The imbalanced bear was a prophecy about the joint Medo-Persian Empire in which the Persian side was larger and more dominant.Winged Lion – Babylon was the focus of Daniel 1-4 and is here revealed as the first kingdom. As an interpretive clue, the horn is an ancient symbol for the rule of kings over kingdoms. Furthermore, since the Bible often refers to demons in beastly terms of wild animals, the imagery also reveals to us the demonic powers at work behind each of the four empires that would rule over God’s people as discipline for their disobedience. In the ancient world, the same principle holds true which helps explain the four empires represented by four animals in Daniel 7. The United States, for example, is identified with the bald eagle and our political parties are represented by a donkey and elephant. Today, nations are represented by animals.
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