Just been reading and thinking on Daniel chapter 7
I have piles of commentaries on Daniel and so many writers take a purely literal approach, except that they are not paying attention to words ...
Like a lion
Like a bear
Like a leopard
It does not say these empires were actual lion, bear or leopards! Nor that they even possessed characteristics of any of these three animals. But, so many writers will take you down rabbit trails about what these animals are like ...
The fourth animal is the most important and the one which Daniel was most concerned about. There is no term "Like" associated with it, because there was nothing to compare it to.
And interesting Daniel 7 takes place between Daniel 4 and Daniel 5, between Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar.
No need to think about whom or what the fourth beast is, it is not its time and so no one on Earth will no because the time has not yet come ...
But, interesting to read and think on.
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