Part 2 of 4 - USA in the Bible and the 4 Beasts of Daniel

Equipping God's Saints (Followers of Christ) through the prophecies of the End Times ...

The commonly accepted explanation of the prophecy of Daniel 7:1-3, and what most people have taught over the years is that:

1. The Lion with Eagle's Wings = Babylon
2. The Bear = Media-Persia
3. The Leopard = Greece
4. The 10-Horned Kingdom = Rome

I, myself, accepted these teachings as did many, many others, HOWEVER .....

Moving onto Daniel 8, we see there is a ram fighting with a he goat. Reading down to Daniel 8:20-21, we are told:

“The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media-Persia and the rough goat is the king of Greece.”

This shows us that the Bear and Leopard cannot be Media-Persia and Greece.

Also, don't forget, all these nations must be on the earth at the time of the Second Coming. True that Greece and Rome do exist today, however the kingdom of Babylon and the kingdom of Media-Persia do not exist today.

We will look at each of these beasts one by one:

Daniel 7:4 states:

“The first was like a lion, and had eagles 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.”

When God picked symbols to represent nations, He didn't pick them indiscriminently. He picked symbols that would have meaning at the time of the prophetic fulfillment.

The nation's whose recognized animal symbol as the Lion is Great Britain. If you look in Webster's Third International Dictionary, it defines Lion:

“A symbol of a country...Great Britain”

With further research you will find:

The Lion is a national animal of England. Lion was the nickname of England's medieval warrior rulers with a reputation for bravery, such as Richard I of England, known as Richard the Lionheart. Lions are frequently depicted in English heraldry, either as a device on shields themselves, or as supporters. They also appear in sculpture, and sites of national importance, such as Trafalgar Square. The lion is used as a symbol of English sporting teams, such as the England national football team.

God is telling us that Great Britain will be one of the nations that will exist on the earth at the time of His Second Coming.

Regarding the Eagle Wings on the Lion, there is a major nation today whose recognized symbol is the Eagle. It is very common as we see it on governmental documents all over the place. It is even on the back of our dollar bill. You guessed it! The United States of America.

Where did the United States of America come from? We came out of Great Britain. That is our Mother Country. What is so exciting about this is it was written 2,300 years before America was even born, but God knows the end from the beginning and He wants us to understand these things right now!

In Daniel 7:4, it states:

“...I beheld till the wings were plucked and it was lifted up from the earth”

Daniel saw the breaking away of the United States of America from Great Britain.

Next is the Bear. There is a major nation today whose recognized symbol is the Bear. This one is common knowledge to most people. It is sufficient to have a look at the titles of articles published in world press ('Russian Bear Comes Back', 'Awakening of Russian Bear', and ‘Russian Bear Plays Muscles') to realize the meaning of this symbol in politics and culture.

The symbol of the Bear is Russia.

Another point of interest is Time Magazine dated October 27, 1980 when there was a lot of tension in the Persian Gulf / Middle East, where there is still a lot of tension today. The picture is of the Eagle and the Bear and the caption says “Will It Explode?”

I bring this up to point out that these are not just man's interpretation of what nations some man has put with the symbols listed in Daniel's prophecy. This is actual evidence showing what is accepted as the nations and their symbols.

Coming up, we will discuss the Leopard with 4 Heads and the 10-Horned Beast.

Resources: The anointing of the Holy Spirit and God Almighty, of whom I am accountable to. I have prayed diligently and am led to follow and support the teachings of Pastor Irvin Baxter from Endtime Ministries and his teachings of Understanding the End Times. I encourage you to visit his website at endtime.com.