"Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea."
The ground zero is the Mediterranean sea and lands surrounding it. The four is a number indicating cardinal directions. Palestine, Syria Africa Asia Minor about the sea, and the farthest corners are under the wind blast. God in heaven rides on the wings of the wind. (Ps.104:3) He is in control. Compare Re.7:1 "I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree."
3And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. The number Four gives each beast geographical areas where they shall exert control.
4The first was like a lion, and had eagle's 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.
The first was like lion referring to Israel and the Lion of Judah in particular. The eagle wings refer to Jehovah. "Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, andhowI bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself." Ex.19:4. Also in this passage, "And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness,"(Re.12:14)
"I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked," God rejected the nation and allowed Assyria and Babylon to scatter them to the ends of the earth.
"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." Here we have the mention of the Son of man. Like a tender shoot (Is.53:2). He was on the earth in human likeness.
A remnant of Israel shall be added in the latter days v..12: "As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time." Compare with time, times and half a time."
"The Lion of Judah"
"Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea."
The ground zero is the Mediterranean sea and lands surrounding it. The four is a number indicating cardinal directions. Palestine, Syria Africa Asia Minor about the sea, and the farthest corners are under the wind blast. God in heaven rides on the wings of the wind. (Ps.104:3) He is in control. Compare Re.7:1 "I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree."
3And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. The number Four gives each beast geographical areas where they shall exert control.
4The first was like a lion, and had eagle's 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.
The first was like lion referring to Israel and the Lion of Judah in particular. The eagle wings refer to Jehovah. "Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, andhowI bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself." Ex.19:4. Also in this passage, "And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness,"(Re.12:14)
"I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked," God rejected the nation and allowed Assyria and Babylon to scatter them to the ends of the earth.
"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." Here we have the mention of the Son of man. Like a tender shoot (Is.53:2). He was on the earth in human likeness.
A remnant of Israel shall be added in the latter days v..12: "As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time." Compare with time, times and half a time."
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