Do the empires in Daniel 2 still have remnants today?
Yes, the empires described in Daniel 2 still have remnants today. The Babylonian, Mede-Persian, Greek, and Roman empires, as well as the revived Roman, all leave residues that continue with us in the present age, according to the vision's interpretation.
Les explains that Daniel 2's image reveals a sequence of empires—Babylonian, Mede-Persian, Greek, Roman, and a revived Roman—and that the entire vision culminates with the second coming of Christ. He asserts that all these previous empires leave residues that remain with us today. As an illustration, he notes that Babylon was the source of the modern banking system, and that the Jewish people, during the 70-year Babylonian captivity, were cured of idolatry and developed a remarkable business acumen, showing lingering effects of that empire.