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Title: Our day in the light of prophecy and providence
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Spicer, William Ambrose, 1866-
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Publisher: Oshawa, Ont., Canadian Watchman Press
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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Dan. 7:4. Babylon Note the prophetic picture of the prophecy and the cor-responding representation in history. Prophecy.—The first was like a lion, and had eagleswings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and itwas lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet asa man, and a mans heart was given to it. History.— As the lion is king of beasts, it was a fittingsymbol of Babylon, the glory of kingdoms. Isa. 13:19. 120 Our Day in the Light of Prophecy The eagles wings suggest rapidity of movement and far-reaching conquest. The prophet Habakkuk said of it, *Theirhorsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle.This was the characteristic of Babylon under the earlier kings,but especially under Nebuchadnezzar. Berosus, the ancientChaldean historian, wrote of him: This Babylonian king conquered Egypt, and Syria, and Phenicia,and Arabia; and exceeded in his exploits all that had reigned before himin Babylon. (See Flavins Josephus Against Apion, book 1, par. 19.)
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THE SECOND BEAST And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear. Dan. 7:5. But now, at the time of Daniels vision, degeneracy hadcome; the empire was tottering. The lion heart was gone,the eagles wings were plucked, and within three years fromthe time the vision was given, Babylon was overthrown. Medo-Persia As the dominion passed from Babylon to the next greatpower, the prophet says: Prophecy.—Behold another beast, a second, like to a bearand it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the The Historic Prophecy of Daniel 7 121 mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus untoit, Arise, devour much flesh. History.— The Medes and Persians overthrew Babylon.Medo-Persia was a dual kingdom, hfting itself up on one side,first the Median branch the stronger, then the Persian, underCyrus and his successors, rising higher. This two-sided char-acteristic, noted as a distinguishing mark in the prophecy,was emphasized by the ancient writers also. iEschylus, theGr

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