The first was like a lion – It is to be assumed, in explaining and applying these symbols, that they are significant. This means there was s…

The first was like a lion.— The lion and the eagle are chosen as being emblems of strength and swiftness respectively. Th…

It is clear that the four monarchies are depicted here. But it is not agreed upon among all writers which monarchy is the last, and which the third…

The first was like a lion
That which rose up first, the kingdom of the Babylonians, as the Syriac version expresses …

This vision contains the same prophetic representations as in Nebuchadnezzar's dream. The great sea agitated by the winds represented the earth and…