
UNDERSTANIDNG THE FOURTH BEAST

The Fourth Beast can only be understood by understanding its parts, of which there are many, however, this space is limited to the bulleted list below.
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- Nebuchadnezzar's statue (Daniel Chapter 2)
- The four beasts (Daniel Chapter 7)
- The mystery and riddle of the fourth beast (Revelation 13:1-5; 17:7-14)
- Daniel's prophecy of seventy-sevens of weeks (Danel 9:24-27)
BEAST ONE: Lion with one set of wings (Daniel 7:4)
Correlation to Nebuchadnezzar's image (Daniel 2:32): Nebuchadnezzar is the head of gold. (Daniel 2:36-38)
586-562
Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon
BEAST TWO: Bear with three ribs in mouth (Daniel 7:5)
Body = Medo/Persian Empire / Three ribs = three kings
Correlation to Nebuchadnezzar's image: These kings are the chest and arms of silver.
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539-529
Cyrus

King Cyrus made decree for the rebuilding of YHVH's house in Jersalem (Ezra 1:1-4)
521-486
Darius I
Darius stands behind the decree to continue building. (Ezra 6:1-12)
465-424
Artaxerxes
Artaxerxes allowed the remainder of the captives to return under the same decree. (Ezra 7:11)
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BEAST THREE: Leopard body with four heads and two sets of wings (Daniel 7:6)
Body = Alexander / Four heads = Alexander's four generals / Two sets of wings = Fourth Beast and his false prophet
Correlation to Nebuchadnezzar's image (Daniel 2:32): Belly and thighs of bronze.
Two of Alexander's four generals fought between each other for controll of Jerusalem. (Daniel 11:1-28) They are represented by the thighs.
Phase 1
333-323
Alexander the Great
Phase 2: Alexander's four generals divide
the kingdom between them. The four generals are represented by the goat with four horns.
323-297
Cassander: Greece
323-281
Lysimachus: Asia-Minor
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323-63
Ptolomy: Egptian Ptolomaic Empire
270 years of wars between Syria and Egypt. (Daniel 11:1-28)
323-30
Seleucus: Syrian Seleucid Empire
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BEAST FOUR: Body of a leopard, teeth of a lion, feet of a bear, seven heads, ten horns, and a little sprout from one of the ten.
(Daniel 7:7-8; Revelation 13-1-4) All parts of this beast are of the same spirit as the beasts before it.
Body = the third beast / teeth = first beast / feet = second beast / seven heads = riddle of the fourth beast / ten horns = nations who rally with the fourth beast
Correlation to Nebuchadnezzar's image (Daniel 2:33): Legs of iron and feet of clay and iron. One leg represents the Antichrist and one leg represents his false prophet. The toes on the feet represent the nations who will rally with the Antichrist in his seven year covenant with many (Daniel 7:27)
The timing of this Beast is in the last seven years of Daniels Seventy-sevens of Weeks.
Phase 3: Small sprout as seen on the goat and one of the ten horns. Revelation 13:3 -- "And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his

deadly wound was healed."
3.5 years
THE RIDDLE OF THE SEVEN HEADS (Rev. 17:9-11)
- Five fell--Alexander and his four generals
- One is--the spirit of all the beasts. This head is Satan which was and is not. Satan alive to oppress and decieve, but he will be destroyed forever.
- One is yet to come--the sprout of new life comes from the dead Seleucid, Antiochus IV (Epiphanes). His fatal wound will be healed as a sprout from a dead stump. (Rev. 13:3)