By what was the second kingdom symbolized?
Answer
"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!' Verse 5.
NOTE-"This was the Medo-Persian Empire, represented here under the symbol. the bear. . . .
The Medes and Persians are compared to a bear on account of their cruelty and thirst after blood, a bear
being a most voracious and cruel animal." Adam Clarke, on Dan. 7: 5.
What are some of the attributes of God?
What did Christ indicate as essential to eternal life?
What reference is made in the Psalms to Christ's use of parables?
By what means did Christ claim to cast out devils?
What does this angel say?
How was the destruction of Jerusalem and the sanctuary by the Romans then foretold?
Why are the Scriptures given?
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