7:4,5
The first beast was a combination of a lion and an eagle. These signify majesty and power. Jeremiah used these in describing Nebuchadnezzar (Jer 49:19-22). The beast then had its wings plucked off, and it stood up like a man, and was given the mind of a man.
The second beast was like a bear. The second beast is much coarser than the first one. The first one had majesty and some sophistication. The second one is just violent, as demonstrated by the three ribs in its mouth. “Get up and eat your fill of flesh!”. It was not a mistake that it was so violent and devouring, this was the way it was meant to be.
7:6
The third beast looked like a leopard. It had four wings on its back. It also had four heads and was given authority to rule. So this was given authority, it was dependent upon someone else for its power. The four heads imply the global sphere of its influence. So far we have three different types of kingdoms, Daniel had lived through several different kings, he had seen different forms of kingdoms.
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