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The first was like a lion, and had eagle`s wings: I saw until the wings of it were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made to stand on two feet as a man; and a man`s heart was given to it.
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The Lion is Babylon
Commentators unanimously identify the first beast—a lion with eagle's wings—as the Babylonian Empire. Scholars explain the lion symbolizes the kingdom's immense strength and royal dominance, while the eagle's wings represent the astonishing speed of its conquests under King Nebuchadnezzar.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
19th Century
Anglican
The first was like a lion.— The lion and the eagle are chosen as being emblems of strength and swiftness respectively. Th…
16th Century
Protestant
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…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
