Prophecy in the 'Book of Daniel'

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This paper examines the prophecies found in Daniel, chapters 7 to 12, focusing particularly on the four beasts that come from the sea. The paper maintains that these chapters can be judged to be true by looking at history. It points out that the four animals refer to the time period after Babylon and the present time. The paper also looks at charts, maps, and literature on the 'Book of Daniel' to show how these prophecies relate to different kingdoms. To conclude, the paper suggests that, considering the present problems in the Middle East, the prophesy that the beasts will come back to life through the Antichrist could possibly be true.

From the Paper:

"Daniel describes the fourth beast as terrible and strong with iron teeth. "After that, in my vision at night I saw in front of me a fourth animal that was cruel, terrible and very strong. It had large iron teeth. It crushed and ate what it killed, and then it walked on whatever was left" (Wheeling). This fourth beast represents the Roman Empire and how it would conquer Jerusalem and destroy the Temple. The Roman Empire was stronger than the other empires. "The angel explains to Daniel, the four beasts; lion, bear, leopard and the terrible beast are four kings from the earth. With each king comes a kingdom" and each of these kingdoms connected to Israel (The Book of Daniel). The last kingdom, Rome, was in power when Jesus was alive. Comparing different analyses about the four beasts show similar interpretations. While the four beasts relate to the immediate context of the nations affecting Israel, these four beasts also relate to the future or a broad context of the future countries referring to the present times."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Crossings Devotional Bible ed. Lucado, Jenkins, Dobson, Eareckson Tada, Smalley, and Hybels. New York: CrossAmerica Books, 2001.
• Gottwald, Norman. "Book of Daniel." 29 March 2007. http://mb-soft.com/believe/txs/daniell.htm>.
• Gray, James. "Daniel's Vision of the Four Beasts." 29 March 2007. <http://mb-soft.com/believe/txs/daniel.htm>.
• Noel, Ted. "Daniel 7 The Four Beasts." 29 March 2007. <http://www.bibleonly.org/proph/dan/ch7.html>.
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