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Blackberry Under the Spotlight D APPENDIX - DANIEL 7 INTERPRETATION

kingdoms have a continuation, Daniel 7:11-12. This verse sets the context for the interpretation rather than trying to interpret these beasts as being ancient empires. The scripture tells us that the first beast is represented by a Lion with eagles wings. The fact the eagles wings are then plucked from the Lion and given a heart and made to stand on the earth indicates a change from reliance or co-operation to self sustenance and independence. The plucking of the wings from the Lion means that the Lion loses its ability to fly and thus loses geographical influence due to limited movement. It is a natural fact that the Lion is prominently known as the national symbol of Great Britain. Could it be that the Lion represents Great Britain during height of its power during the early half of the twentieth century and its involvement with the Zionist movement to bring the nation of Israel back into existence.

The information in this Appendix is taken from the December 23rd edition of the Global Watch Weekly for the purpose of relation to Page 5.

“The first was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted from the ground so that it stood on two feet like a human being, and the mind of a human was given to it. “ In the identification of the four beasts of Daniel 7, it is good to keep in mind that they are identified relative to the nation of Israel. That is these four beasts are representative of four kingdoms which will occupy the world stage during the end times in which Israel exists as a nation. The association to Israel is consistent with all other prophecies made by Daniel. In Daniel 2 we see that the empires symbolized by the great image of Nebuchadnezzar's dream were all ancient empires that played a significant role during the history of Israel. The same applies to the four beasts of Daniel 7 which play a significant role after the rebirth of Israel as a nation in 1948. The vast majority of all Bible commentaries and teaching material will tell you that the four beasts in Daniel's dream are the same four empires that are mentioned in Nebuchadnezzar's dream of an image in Daniel 2, namely Babylon, Persia, Greece and Rome. Most of these commentaries were written decades ago, if not centuries ago, long before modern events began to fulfil these prophecies. It would have been impossible to identify these nations as we now can, as recently as one century ago! We know that the four beasts are modern day powers because at the time of the destruction of the fourth beast (the final world government) at the Second Coming of Christ, the previous three beast

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