Identifier: thoughtsonprophe00smit (find matches)
Title: Thoughts on the prophecies of Daniel;
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Smith, Uriah, 1832-1903
Subjects: Bible
Publisher: Battle Creek, Mich., Chicago (etc.) Review and Herald publishing co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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THE LION-SYMBOL OP BABYLON.
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THE BEAR-SYHBOL OF HEDO-PERSIA. CHAPTER 7, VERSES 1-5. 115 spoken of as first, second, etc.; and the last one is in existencewhen all earthly scenes are brought to an end by the finalJudgment. Now, from the time of Daniel to the end of thisworlds history, there were to be but four universal kingdoms,as we learn from Nebuchadnezzars dream of the great imagein chapter 2. Daniel was still living under the same king-dom which he had declared, in his interpretation of the kingsdream, about sixty-five years before, to be the head of gold.The first beast of this vision must therefore denote the sameas the head of gold of the great image, namely, the kingdom ofBabylon, and the other beasts the succeeding kingdoms shownby that image. But if this vision covers essentially the sameground as the image of chapter 2, the query may arise whyit is given ; why was not the vision of chapter 2 sufficient ?We answer, The ground is passed over again and again thatadditional characteristics may be brought

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