All interpreters agree that the empires or world powers denoted by the various parts of the great image in Dan. 2:31–45 and by the four beasts from the sea (Dan. 7) are the same.
Understanding the Revelation of Daniel the Prophet
The Book of Daniel
"Although the shortest of the major prophets, Daniel is referred to in New Testament prophetic passages more than any other Old Testament book. It also contains more fulfilled prophecies than any other book in the Bible." - Max Anders; Kenneth Gangel
THE WARNING IN JESUS’ DAY
After the Jews returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian captivity in the seventh century B.C.E., the rebuilt temple and the restoration of pure worship was shortlived. As years progressed formalistic ceremony and rabbinic traditions developed, until by the time Jesus Christ appeared centuries later true worship had been all but extinguished and strangled out of the... Continue Reading →