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What's with the leopard, bear, and lion body parts?

Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 9:15 pm
by N.A.Basket
Why is the beast of Revelation described as having a body like a leopard, paws like a bear, and a mouth like a lion? These are all animals mentioned in Daniel.

Re: What's with the leopard, bear, and lion body parts?

Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 9:41 pm
by ProphecyHistory.com
In Daniel, the leopard was Greece, the bear was Medo-Persia, and the lion was Babylon/Chaldea. The beast in Revelation was Frankensteined together from members of these former empires, (the eastern half of the Roman Empire which became the original power base for Vespasian from which he recruited and assembled his army that layed siege to Israel and Jerusalem). And, like these former empires, Rome under Vespasian would utterly subjugate the Old Covenant people.

Re: What's with the leopard, bear, and lion body parts?

Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 9:56 pm
by N.A.Basket
Daniel 7 says that the first three animals had their Dominion taken away but their lives were prolonged. It seems like this is when their lives come to an end. From this point forward, Christ and the saints would rule the world.

The Dominion of each of these former beasts was taken away when the next beast supplanted it. All four of thier lives were ultimately taken away when Christ began to rule.

Re: What's with the leopard, bear, and lion body parts?

Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2021 12:46 pm
by ProphecyHistory.com
That sounds exactly the way I understand it.