Daniel 7:3-6 Part 1 of 2

Then four huge beasts came up out of the water, each different from the others. The first beast was like a lion with eagles' wings. As I watched, its wings were pulled off, and it was left standing with its two hind feet on the ground, like a human being. And it was given a human mind. Then I saw a second beast, and it looked like a bear. It was rearing up on one side, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. and I heard a voice saying to it, "Get up! Devour the flesh of many people!" Then the third of these strange beasts appeared, and it looked like a leopard. It had four bird's wings on its back, and it had four heads. Great authority was given to this beast. 

 

Then four huge beasts came up out of the water, each different from the others.

Daniel 17:17  "These four huge beasts represent four kingdoms that will arise from the earth." (see Daniel 2:37-45)

Revelation 13:1  Then I saw a beast rising up out of the sea. It had seven heads and ten horns, with ten crowns on its horns. And written on each head were names that blasphemed God.

 

The first beast was like a lion with eagles' wings. As I watched, its wings were pulled off, and it was left standing with its two hind feet on the ground, like a human being. And it was given a human mind. 

Psalm 7:1-2  I come to you for protection, O LORD my God. Save me from my persecutors--rescue me! If you don't, they will maul me like a lion, tearing me to pieces with no one to rescue me. (see all Psalm 7)

Jeremiah 4:7  "A lion stalks from its den, a destroyer of nations. It has left its lair and is headed your way. It's going to devastate your land! Your towns will lie in ruins, with no one living in them anymore." (see verses 3-18)

Jeremiah 49:19  "I (the LORD) will come like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan, leaping on the sheep in the pasture. I will chase Edom from its land, and I will appoint the leader of my choice. For who is like me, and who can challenge me? What ruler can oppose my will?" (see verses 7-22)

Ezekiel 17:2-4  "Son of man, give this riddle, and tell this story to the people of Israel. Give them this message from the Sovereign LORD: A great eagle with broad wings and long feathers, covered with many-colored plumage, came to Lebanon. He seized the top of a cedar tree and plucked off its highest branch. He carried it away to a city filled with merchants. He planted it in a city of traders." (see all chapter 17)

Revelation 13:2  This beast looked like a leopard, but it had the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion! And the dragon gave the beast his own power and throne and great authority. (see verses 1-10, 12:3)

 

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