| MATCHING UP THE 'BEASTS' OF PROPHECY | ||||
HISTORICAL MEANING |
FOUR BEASTS (DANIEL 7) |
BEAST FROM THE SEA (REV. 13) |
SCARLET BEAST (REV. 17) |
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| Babylonian empire (625-539 B.C.) | Beast one (Lion) (v.4) | The four beasts have seven heads standing for four world ruling kindoms (Dan. 7:17,22) | Beats has seven heads (leopard body, bear feet and lion mouth) (v.2) | Scarlet beast has 7 heads ... (v.3) |
| Persian empire (558-330 B.C.) | Beast two (bear) (v.5) | |||
| Greek Empire (divides into four parts after Alexander's death) | Beast three (leopard with four heads) (v.6) | |||
| Roman Empire (31 B.C.-476 A.D.) and it's "holy" revivals through history until the Messiah comes | Beast four (iron) has ..... tem horns (v.7) | The beast's 7th head has ......ten horns (v.1) | ||
| 1st Horn | Subdued by "Little Horn" of Dan. 7:20, 24 or Scarlet Woman of Rev. 17:9 | 1st Horn | ||
| 2nd Horn | 2nd Horn | |||
| 3rd Horn | 3rd Horn | |||
| 4th Horn | 4th Horn | 1st Head | ||
| 5th Horn | 5th Horn | 2nd Head | ||
| 6th Horn | 6th Horn | 3rd Head | ||
| 7th Horn | 7th Horn | 4th Head | ||
| 8th Horn | 8th Horn | 5th Head | ||
| 9th Horn | 9th Horn | 6rd Head | ||
| 10th Horn Fourth Kingdom's last horn destroyed at Christ's return (v.24-27) | 10th Horn | 7rd Head ....and ten horn or ten kings who receive power with the beast for a short time. Fight with the "lamb" and are destroyed at Christ's return (v.12-14) | ||
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