The end time "beast" or political structure from the Book of Revelation
says that the PRIMARY characteristic is that of a "leopard."
Revelation 13:2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard , and
his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion:
and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority .
What does this Leopard Represent? Turn to the Book of Daniel for the
answer. Here we find Daniel's vision describing the successive "World"
empires.
THE FIRST KINGDOM WAS BABYLON
Daniel 7:4 The first was like a lion , and had eagle's wings: I beheld
till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth,
and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it .
THE SECOND KINGDOM WAS MEDIO-PERSIA
Daniel 7:5 And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it
raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it
between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much
flesh.
THE THIRD KINGDOM IS THAT OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT (GRECIAN)
Daniel 7:6 After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which
had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four
heads; and dominion was given to it .
This " leopard " was divided into 4 "heads." The kingdom of Alexander the
Great was divided into Thrace, Macedonia, Syria, and Egypt . The final
kingdom of Revelation 13:2 has the body of a " leopard ". Therefore, the
primary attribute of the final kingdom is that of Alexander the Great's.
See Assyria for more information . This is not the EU (European Union).
THE FINAL KINGDOM FOR THE ENDTIME
Daniel 7:7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth
beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great
iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with
the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before
it; and it had ten horns .
Notice that a " little horn " arises " before whom THREE of the FIRST
HORNS are PLUCKED UP BY THE ROOTS ."
Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them
another little horn , before whom there were three of the first horns
plucked up by the roots : and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the
eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things .
Continuing with Daniel's endtime beast, we see that " another...shall
SUBDUE THREE KINGS ."
Daniel 7:24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that
shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse
from the first, and he shall subdue three kings .
We have already shown that the body of this beast is a " leopard ". What
territory predominates from Alexander the Great's (leopard) kingdom? -
Answer: Assyria.
Where was this kingdom of Assyria? Follow these links to read about the
Modern territories of Jordan , Syria , Iraq , and Iran (all 4 part of
ancient Assyria). Three of these are on the "Axis of Evil" list (Syria,
Iraq, Iran).. Other potential possibilities for the "three horns" are
Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. [ When this was originally written, it was
BEFORE the Iraq war. Now that Iraq has been invaded, this takes Iraq off
the candidates list. ] However, see 04-13-2002 and 11-16-2003 below.
Now, where is this leading us?
Therefore, if the "leopard" body (Assyria) is the primary part of the
kingdom, would not many of its "horns" be found there too, including the
"other...diverse from the first"? The "other" is the antichrist. These
"three kings" he will "subdue."
Alexander's empire stretched over Europe, Africa (Egypt) and parts of Asia
More on Asia Minor where a great deal of Alexander's conquests show on the map.
Asia Minor, extreme W Asia, generally coterminous with Asian Turkey, also called
Anatolia, is bordered by the Black Sea in the north, the Mediterranean Sea in
the south, and the Aegean Sea in the west. The Black and Aegean seas are linked
by the Sea of Marmara and the two straits of the Bosporus and the Dardanelles.
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