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The beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.
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Commentators unanimously explain that the beast's features—like a leopard, with feet of a bear and a mouth of a lion—are a direct reference to the evil empires described in Daniel 7. This composite monster represents the culmination of all the worst characteristics of past world powers (like Babylon, Persia, and Greece) combined into one ultimate, oppressive entity. It embodies swift cruelty, crushing strength, and devouring ferocity.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And the beast which I saw was like to a leopard. For a description of the leopard, see Barnes on Daniel 7:6.
It is distinguished fo…
Like unto a leopard (ομοιον παρδαλε). Associative-instrumental case of παρδαλις, old word for panther, leopard, here only in N.T. …
19th Century
Anglican
And the beast . . .—The wild beast combined the features of three wild animals: the leopard, the bear, the lion. In Daniel’s visio…
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(1a) Most modern translations include v.1a as the concluding verse of ch. 12 because they adopt manuscripts that read “he [i.e., the dragon] stood”…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the beast which I saw was like to a leopard To which the Grecian kingdom is compared in (Daniel 7:6); because …
The apostle, standing on the shore, saw a savage beast rise out of the sea—a tyrannical, idolatrous, persecuting power, springing up out of the tro…
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