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We cannot understand the Book of Revelation until we understand the Book
of Daniel. Daniel 2 & 7, along with Revelation 13 are talking about 4 Kingdoms that
have ruled the world (Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome) and a future Roman or
European empire that will have 10 kings.
Daniel looks into the future and lists the kingdoms as they would
arise--Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome. The Apostle John, in the Revelation 13,
reverses the order (Rome, Greece, Medo-Persia, Babylon) because he is looking from the
future back on the kingdoms.
| Daniel 2
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Daniel 7
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Revelation 13:1-2
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| 605 B.C.-538 B.C. Gold - Nebuchadnezzer's BABYLON |
1st Beast - LION with wings of an eagle BABYLON |
LION |
| 538 B.C.-331 B.C. Silver - Dual Empire of the MEDES and
PERSIANS |
2nd Beast - BEAR raised up on one side MEDES and
PERSIANS |
BEAR |
| 331 B.C.-146 B.C. Bronze Empire of Greece |
3rd Beast - LEOPARD with 4 wings & 4 heads Empire of GREECE |
LEOPARD |
| 146 B.C.-500 A. D. Iron Empire of ROME |
4th Beast - BEAST with iron teeth Empire of ROME |
BEAST |
| GAP IN TIME OF MANY CENTURIES |
GAP IN TIME OF MANY CENTURIES |
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| Iron and Clay 10 toes (2:42) Future Revived Roman Empire
"Stone cut without hands" is Jesus. Strikes feet at His 2nd coming |
10 horns (7:7) Future Revived Roman Empire
"Little horn" is the AntiChrist (7:8) "Son of Man" is Jesus (7:13) |
10 horns |
When the apostle John mentions the lion, leopard, bear, beast, and 10
horns (written in 96 A.D.), he is telling the reader to refer back to Daniel’s
prophecies (written in 537 B.C.). John is telling us, "What I am talking about in the
book of Revelation is the same thing Daniel talked about in his book. Daniel told you
about future kingdoms that would rule the world, and now I’m going to explain some
more about that last kingdom—the one with the 10 horns."
John uses some of the same phrases as Daniel. John uses "time,
times, and half a time" (Rev. 12:14), just like Daniel (Dan. 7:25, 12:7). This term
refers to 3
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