Thus he said, The fourth animal shall be a fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be diverse from all the kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Thus he said... - That is, in explanation of the fourth symbol which appeared—the fourth beast, and of the events connected with it…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The fourth kingdom. —The ten are spoken of as existing simultaneously. Of the various attempts to account for them, none have prov…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

This reply of the angel is subject to the same obscurity as the vision itself, but it should be sufficient to calm the minds of the faithful to kno…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Thus he said The person that stood by, the angel, of whom Daniel made his inquiries, and who answered him, as follows:

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

It is desirable to obtain the correct and complete sense of what we see and hear from God; and those who would know must ask through faithful and f…

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